Literary Terms and Concepts

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Word for word support from the text

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Discovering something through detailed examination

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Background clues and your knowledge in a text to make an educated guess

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Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

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To quote a part of a text-- using specific components of a text as a means of evidence for an argument or statement

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Intense focused reading and rereading used to observe and interpret a piece of literature

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The message-- inferred or explicit-- that the author is trying to convey to their readers

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A summary that doesn’t give any opinions

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The sequence of events in a text

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Person, animal, or figure represented in a story

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