Key Terms for the ELA GMAS

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Literary Text

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Stories, dramas, or poems that convey a narrative or message.

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Inference

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To come to a reasonable conclusion based on what you know and what you read.

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Mythology

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Literary passages about popular beliefs in different cultures, often involving gods and heroes.

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to something, often used to enhance meaning.

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Stage Directions

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Instructions in a drama that tell actors what to do and describe the setting.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story occurs.

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Prose

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Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

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Dialogue

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The spoken exchanges between characters in a literary work.