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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason the author writes the piece.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What are text structures?

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How the author organizes a passage (examples: description, cause and effect, sequencing, etc.).

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What can you infer about a character who is jealous?

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They may want what someone else has and feel unhappy about it.

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What is the setting of a story?

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Where and when the story takes place.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a character's motivation?

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The reason behind a character's actions or behavior.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot.