Unit 1 Key Narrative Terms

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Literary texts are passages that are ________, dramas, or poems.

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stories

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What does it mean to make an inference in a text?

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To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text.

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What is the theme of a literary text?

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Its lesson or message.

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The central idea is also known as the ________.

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main idea

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An objective summary is an overview of a text that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include ________. Options: opinions, summaries, titles, dates

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opinions

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The specific order of a series of events that form a story is known as the ________.

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plot

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The ________ is the solution to the problem or the end of the main dramatic conflict.

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resolution

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Characterization refers to the way an author __________ a character over the course of a text to show a change or growth.

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develops

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What is figurative language?

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Descriptive language that uses figures of speech and is not meant to be taken literally.

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When an author describes an object as if it were a person, he or she is using ________.

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personification