Literary Terms and Concepts

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setting

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where and when the story takes place

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conflict

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the problem in the story

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resolution

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finding a solution to a problem

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main idea

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what the text is mostly about

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theme

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the lesson or message of a text

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summary

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a brief statement of the main events of a story

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chronological order

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time order in which events happened

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persuasive

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used to convince the reader of the author's point of view

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procedural

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writing that tells how to do something

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autobiography

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the story or a person's life written by that person