Literary Terms and Synonyms

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Advance

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develop, drive

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Affect

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relate to, change, advance, impact

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Author

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speaker, narrator, writer

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Based on its context

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as it is used, based on the context clues

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Central idea

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main idea

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Central to

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MOST important to, critical for, necessary for, crucial to

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Change

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transform, alter, modify

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Character

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any major character in the story

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Conclude

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infer, decide

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Connect

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relate, tie together