Literary Terms and Concepts

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Inferencing

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Using clues from the story and what you already know to figure something out.

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Theme

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The big idea or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story.

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Central Idea

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What the story or text is mostly about.

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Key Idea

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An important point that supports the central idea.

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Simile

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A comparison using "like" or "as."

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Imagery

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Words that help you picture something by using the five senses.

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Metaphor

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A comparison that says something is something else to show a special meaning.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which the story is told (who is telling the story).

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Author's Purpose

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The reason the author wrote the text (to persuade, inform, or entertain).

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Mood

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The feeling a reader gets from a story.