Literary Terms

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What is 'author's craft'?

Back

All of the tools an author can use to develop and support a central idea, theme, or argument in a text.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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What does 'text to world' mean?

Back

Making a connection to a current event or something that has happened in the world.

Front

Define 'text-to-self'.

Back

When a text or a book makes you think of something that happened to yourself! It can be a connection with an experience or a character's feeling or action in the story.

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

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What is 'tone' in literature?

Back

The author's attitude or feelings toward a topic, revealed through word choice.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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What is 'dialogue'?

Back

Any communication between two characters, generally spoken out loud, denoted by quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is 'textual evidence'?

Back

Quotations or paraphrases from a text that support an argument or analysis.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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What does 'author's purpose' refer to?

Back

The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, persuade, or express feelings.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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What is 'theme' in literature?

Back

The central idea or underlying message of a literary work.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Define 'imagery'.

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is 'figurative language'?

Back

Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to convey meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4