Literary Terms #1

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What is sensory language used for in literature?

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To help the reader feel, taste, see, smell, or hear.

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What is an inference in the context of reading?

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Understanding information that is not directly stated.

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What defines a narrative?

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A story with characters, setting, and plot.

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What is a genre in literature?

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A literary category.

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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 metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares 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 unlike 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 story.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure that takes part in the action of a literary work.

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What is a setting in literature?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.