Literary Terms
Author' Tools
100
infers/implies
What means to suggest?
100
author's viewpoint
What does the author think or his perspective?
200
theme
What is the lesson learned or the main idea?
200
mood
What is the word to describe what the text makes the reader feel?
300
inference
What is a guess based on what you know?
300
tone
What is the word for what the author feels about a subject?
400
Literal Language
What is a true statement of fact?
400
syntax
What is the word order or way the words are put together?
500
exposition
What is the beginning or introduction of a story?
500
organizational structure
What is the phrase to describe the way a story/article is organized or put together?
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