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Abductive Reasoning

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Uses specific observations to arrive at general conclusions, often with incomplete information, similar to how detectives work.

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Reliable Narrator

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A narrator who is trustworthy, honest, and presents reality accurately, often using a 3rd person omniscient point of view.

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Unreliable Narrator

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A narrator who is untrustworthy, may lie, has a poor mental state, or withholds information, often using a 1st person point of view.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told: 1st person (I), 2nd person (you), or 3rd person (they).

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Connotation

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The feelings and emotions associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning.

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Figurative Language

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Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to convey meanings in a more imaginative way.

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Inductive Reasoning

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A method of reasoning that involves drawing general conclusions from specific examples or observations.

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Deductive Reasoning

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A logical process where a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures.

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Theme

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The central idea or underlying message in a literary work.