Giving a shorter version of a text by telling just the main ideas.

Character’s Internal Response

How a character feels or thinks inside.

Character’s External Response

How a character shows their feelings or thoughts through what they say or do.

The events that happen in a story, including the beginning, middle, and end.

A story where events happen in order, from beginning to end.

A story where events are told out of order to make the story more interesting.

Special tools that writers use to make their writing more interesting or to get a message across. Examples are repeating words, using similar sounds, or making comparisons.

The way the story is told and whose perspective we see it from.

Limited Point of View

The story is told from one character's point of view, and we only know what that character is thinking or feeling.

Omniscient Point of View

The story is told from an 'all-knowing' point of view, where we can know what all the characters are thinking or feeling.

Words or phrases that don't mean exactly what they say but help create a special feeling or meaning.

A comparison of two things without saying 'like' or 'as,' saying one thing is the other to make a point.

Describing something in a way that helps the reader imagine it, like using details that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).

Giving human qualities to things that aren’t human, like saying 'The wind whispered.'

A big exaggeration to make something sound much bigger or more dramatic than it really is, like 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

The feeling a writer creates in a story, which makes the reader feel a certain way, like happy, sad, or scared.

The way a writer shares their thoughts and ideas, like their personal style.

Why the author wrote something, like to tell a story, explain something, or make you think.

The pattern of beats or rhythm in a poem, made by stressing certain syllables in words.

The parts that make up a poem, like the number of lines and whether some words rhyme.

A row of words in a poem, which can be a sentence or just a part of a thought.

The end of one line in a poem where the next one starts, used to create rhythm or meaning.

A group of lines in a poem that work together, like a paragraph in a story.

A person who writes plays (stories for actors to perform on stage).

The words characters say to each other in a play, movie, or book.

Setting up the stage for a play, like where the actors stand and what the background looks like.

Looking closely at a story to understand the characters, setting, or message.

The steps of writing, like thinking of ideas, writing a first draft, fixing mistakes, and sharing it.

Literary Terms and Concepts Flashcards

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Context

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The words or sentences around a word or part of the text that help you understand its meaning.

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Evidence

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Facts or details that show or prove an idea or guess.

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Comprehension

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Understanding what you read by thinking about it and connecting ideas in the text.

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Inference

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A smart guess you make by putting together clues or information.

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Prediction

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A guess about what will happen next based on details from the story.

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Annotate

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Writing notes or comments in the margins of a text to help you remember important ideas or understand it better.

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Paraphrase

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Saying something in your own words without changing its meaning.

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