Literary Terms and Concepts

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Character

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A person, animal, or being in a story.

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Setting

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The time and place where a story occurs.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Theme

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The central message or lesson of a story.

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Main Idea

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The primary point or concept that an author wants to convey in a text.

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Summary

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A brief statement of the main points of a text.

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Context Clues

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Hints within the text that help define difficult or unusual words.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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Antonym

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A word that means the opposite of another word.

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Prefix

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A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning (e.g., "un-" in "unhappy").