Literary Terms and Concepts

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setting

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where and when the story takes place

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conflict

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the problem in the story

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resolution

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finding a solution to a problem

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main idea

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what a piece of writing is mainly about

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theme

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The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life

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summary

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to shorten (3-5 sentences) and tell the beginning, middle, and end of a passage

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chronological order

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in the time order in which events happened

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persuasive

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used to convince the reader of the writer's point of view

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procedural

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writing that tells how to do something

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myth

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a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena