Literary Terms and Concepts

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Body

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the internal paragraphs within a piece of writing

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Cause/Effect (Reading)

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noting a relationship between actions or events

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Cause/Effect (Writing)

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an organizational structure in which the writer analyzes both the reasons and the results of an action or event

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Central Idea

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the unifying element of a piece of a text

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Central Message

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the author's statement of their beliefs

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Chapter

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one of the divisions or sections in a book that is usually numbered or titled

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Character

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a person, animal, or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work

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Character Types

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the kinds of characters that appear as archetypes in literature.