Literary Terms and Devices

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Fragment

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An incomplete sentence

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Combine

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To join sentences together

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Emphasize

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To stress or give importance to something

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Main Idea

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What the text is mostly about

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Clarity

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The quality of being clearly expressed (Clearness of expression)

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Conciseness

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Using as few words as possible to give the necessary information (Short and clearly written)

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Indicate

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To state or show an opinion, feeling or intention

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Conclude

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To end (The final or last)

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Narrator

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Somebody who tells a story, or the speaker of a poem

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Symbolize

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To stand for or represent something (An object representing something else)