Literary Terms Flashcards

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Connections

Back

Links between ideas or events in a story. For example, how a character’s actions relate to the theme.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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Evidence

Back

Facts or details from a text that support an idea or opinion. Example: Quotes from a story.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

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Inference

Back

A conclusion you can draw based on evidence and your own knowledge. It’s what you can guess from the text.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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Key Idea

Back

The most important point or message in a text. It tells what the text is mostly about.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Synthesize

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To combine different ideas or information to form a new understanding.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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First-Person Point of View

Back

A story told from the perspective of a character using “I” or “we.” Example: "I went to the park."

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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Third-Person Point of View

Back

A story told by an outside narrator using “he,” “she,” or “they.” Example: "She went to the park."

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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Graphic Feature

Back

Visual elements in a text, like charts or pictures, that help explain the information.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Print

Back

Written words in a book or document. It’s how we read information.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

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Text Structure

Back

The way information is organized in a text. Common structures include sequence, compare and contrast, and cause and effect.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D