Lit. terms 1-63

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What the piece of writing is MOSTLY ABOUT?

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Main Idea

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Gives the MAIN IDEA and IMPORTANT DETAILS of a passage

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Summary

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More generally state TOPIC concerning a passage's MAIN IDEA

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Theme

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Classification of literature, such as fiction, drama, poetry

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Genre

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A type of literature that tells a MADE-UP story

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Fiction

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A type of literature that tells about REAL-LIFE people, places, events, and things

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Non-Fiction

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A PLAY written to be performed by actors

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Drama

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A folktale about GODS and GODDESSES

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Myth

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An AMERICAN HERO folktale full of extreme exaggerations

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Tall Tale

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A folktale, usually with TALKING ANIMALS, that always has a moral to it

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Fable