Literary Terms: Semester 1/Set 2

the most important thing said about the topic, usually in nonfiction; the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic.

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Summarize

• Paraphrase

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "we"

• Second Person POV

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited

• Third person Objective

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "you," "your," and "yours," or where it is understood, like in poetry or a recipe.

• Second Person POV

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited

• Third person Objective

The narrator is not a character in the story and reports only what can be seen and heard.

• Second Person POV

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited

• Third person Objective

The narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work.

• Thrid Person Omniscient

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited

• Third person Objective

The narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels, and observes

• Thrid Person Omniscient

• First Person POV

• Third Person Limited

• Third person Objective

words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.

• Descriptive

• Sensory Details

• Supporting Detail

• Transition Words

Giving details about; illustrating; explaining

• Descriptive

• Sensory Details

• Supporting Detail

• Transition Words

Give a brief statement of the main points in your own words

• Main Idea

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

• Supporting Details

to restate in other words; should be of simial length as the original

• Main Idea

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

• Supporting Details