Literary Terms and Definitions

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Narrative

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A story that tells about real or imagined events.

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Narrator

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The person or voice that tells the story.

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Descriptive Detail

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Words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.

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Precise Language

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Exact words that clearly show what you mean.

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Relevant

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Connected to the topic and makes sense in the story.

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Exposition

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The beginning of a story - characters, setting, and situation are introduced.

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Point of View

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

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Context

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The words around something that help explain its meaning.

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Sensory Detail

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Descriptions that use the five senses.

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Clarify

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To make something easier to understand or less confusing.