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The most important point the author makes
Central/main idea
Conversation between characters
Dialogue
A person, animal, or inanimate object in a literary work.
Character
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
Point of view that uses the pronoun “you” and talks directly to the reader
2nd person
The retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
Summary
The intended reader of a piece of literary work.
Audience
The time and place in which a story unfolds.
Setting
A struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.
Context
Pieces of information that support or tell more about a main idea
Supporting details
The attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.
Tone
The reason the author has for writing.
Author‘s purpose
The character telling the story in a literary work.
Narrator
A restatement of a text or passage in reader’s own words.
Paraphrase
The central message revealed through a literary work
Theme
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
Mood
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
Irony
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
Narrative
Point of view that uses he, she, they and reader only knows one character’s thoughts/actions
3rd person limited
An interruption to the story to tell about an event from the past
Flashback
A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
Assumption
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary Or political significance.
Allusion
Point of view that uses he, she, they, and the reader knows all characters‘ thoughts/actions
3rd person omniscient
An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
Idiom