Literary Terms and Concepts

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inference

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Using clues from the story, plus what you already know, to figure out what is not being said

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draw conclusions

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A decision or opinion you reach based on the information from the story (figuring out what the characters will do or say next)

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text evidence

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Proving a point or an answer by finding evidence from the story to support it

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fiction

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A story made-up by an author and it is not true

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non-fiction

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A story that is real and based on true facts

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poetry

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A type of writing that appeals to the senses and feelings, has lines and stanzas, it may rhyme or tell a story

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biography

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Story of a person's life written by someone else

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autobiography

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A story about someone's life written by that person

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plot

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Sequence of events in a story. Made up of the problem, important events, and the resolution

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problem

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Something that a character in a story wants to change, fix, or figure out