Literary Concepts and Structures

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Theme, message, moral, lesson

Back

Identify the problem and solution; how can it make you a better person.

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Figurative language

Back

Simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole.

Front

Anecdote

Back

A story told inside a story or selection.

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First person point of view

Back

Uses I, me, we, us.

Front

Key idea

Back

What the passage is mostly about.

Front

Problem/solution organizational structure

Back

Identifies a specific problem, then presents one or more proposed solutions to address that problem. Uses words like: if, then, problem, resolution.

Front

Central idea

Back

Who or what; what about it.

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Emphasizes

Back

Makes known or highlights.