Literary Terms and Concepts

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Convey

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To communicate or make known.

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Develop

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To grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

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Theme

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The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

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Central Idea

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What the text is mainly about.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, typically the main problem in a story.

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Narrator

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The person or character who tells the story.

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Speaker's Purpose

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The reason why the speaker is delivering the message.

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Dialogue

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The written conversational exchange between two or more characters.

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Infer

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To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story, including the conflict, climax, and resolution.