Literary and Textual Concepts

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Analyze

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When you examine carefully and in detail, to identify cause, key factors, details and possible results

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Analogy

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When a similarity is made between unlike features of two things on which a comparison can be made

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Argument

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A reason or set of reasons with the aim of persuading others that an action or ideals is right or wrong

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Compare & Contrast

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Similarities or differences between one or more people, places, things, or ideas

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Describe

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To give an account in words or writing of someone or something, including the necessary characteristics and qualities

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Main Idea

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Important information that tells what the overall story/topic is about

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Evidence

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Proof, Collection that proves or disproves something

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Inference

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An educated guess based on evidence combined with past experience

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Literary Devices

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Different devices/structures writers use to make writing more interesting

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Poetic Devices

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Tools that create rhythm, enhance a poem's meaning, or enhance the mood of a poem; Some are also used in literature