Literary Terms Review 2

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To tell a story in the order in which the events happened

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chronological order

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From what you read, what can you prove is true? Options: contrast, conclusions, moral, topic

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conclusions

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A hint in a story that tells the reader what might happen next

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foreshadowing

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To retell a story's important events in your own words

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summarize

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When the author interrupts the order of events in a story by telling something that happened in the past.

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flashback

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The message about life the author conveys in a story

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theme

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When an author favors a side in the story

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bias

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When a reader gathers information from more than one resource on a topic

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synthesize

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One word that tells what the selection is about

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topic

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Words in a sentence or paragraph that tell you what a word means

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context clue