Literary Terms #1

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What is a genre in literature?

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A literary category.

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What is the purpose of expository text?

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To present non-fiction facts.

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What does chronological order refer to?

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The sequence of events based on time.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A group of lines in a poem.

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What is the purpose of persuasive text?

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To convince the reader to do or believe something.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.