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Literary Terms
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More Literary Terms
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the person, animal, or creature that is in a story

What is character?

100
a comparison that uses LIKE or AS
What is simile
100
when you draw a conclusion based on what you already know and what is directly stated
What is inference?
100
to find the similarities and differences between two elements
What is compare and contrast?
100

to write a shorter version of an article with only the main idea and important details

what is summarize

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the when and where of the story
What is setting?
200
a comparison that DOES NOT use LIKE or AS
What is metaphor?
200

Jenna moved away from the giant dog.  She glanced around nervously, twisting her sweatshirt in her hands.  Her eyes widened as she saw the dog coming closer towards her.  She started to back up.  What can you INFER about Jenna?

What is she is afraid of dogs.

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the first sentence that tells what a paragraph is mostly about

What is topic sentence?

200
the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
300
the problem or issue in the story
What is conflict?
300
giving something that isn't human people like qualities or characteristics
What is personification?
300
David knew that Nancy liked to read mystery stories. He had just finished reading one. he had liked it a lot, so he brought the book to school to give to Nancy. Nancy took the book. She said, "Wasn't the ending great!" Then she gave the book right back to David. -WHY DID NANCY GIVE THE BOOK BACK TO DAVID?
What is she had read it before?
300
details from the text to support your response
What is evidence?
300

to quote specific words from the text

What is cite evidence

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the lesson or moral of the story
What is theme?
400
when you take a word or statement to mean exactly what it says
What is literal?
400
Make an inference: I begin in the morning . . . Tomorrow is always another . . . . . . at sunrise There are 365 of me in each year . . . and last until sunset Night is my opposite "yester" is always the one before I hope you have a nice . . . "to" is the one right now
What is DAY?
400

the most important message the author wants to communicate in NONFICTION text

What is main/central idea?

400

the part of plot when the conflict is solved or the problem is fixed

What is resolution?

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when the author gives a hint about what is to come later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
extreme exaggeration to make a point for example: When is lunch? I am STARVING!
What is hyperbole?
500

While Billy was on vacation, he took a trip on a boat. The boat took him to the whales' feeding ground. There were many passengers on the boat. Everyone was excited at the thought of seeing a whale. Suddenly, a whale surfaced. Everyone went quiet. It was an awesome sight. Billy's eyes popped out of his head and his mouth dropped open. He stared at the whale, unable to utter a sound. BILLY felt...

What is amazed?

500
using the information in a sentence or text to figure out meanings of unknown words
What are context clues?
500

a word to describe the personality of a character

What is character trait