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Lit Terms Q2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | An important, recurring message or lesson in a story. |
| Inference | an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. |
| Context Clues | hints that an author gives to help define a difficult word. |
| Annotate | Add notes to and/or give an explanation |
| Figurative Language | Language that is not taken literally; words that mean something other than their traditional meaning. |
| Literal Language | words that mean exactly what they say. |
| Central Idea | What the text is mainly about. The main idea in a work of fiction that ties all the elements of literature together. |
| Conflict | The main problem in a story. |
| Personification | Give human traits to something that is not a human. |
| Hyperbole | A huge exaggeration. |
| Simile | A comparison that uses “like” or “as”. |
| Metaphor | A comparison that does not use “like” or “as.” |
| Alliteration | The repetition of a consonant letter at the beginning of closely connected words. |
| Author’s Purpose | to persuade the reader , to inform the reader, or to entertain the reader |
| Point of View | the perspective (or view point) that the author writes from. |
| Cause and Effect | ideas, events, or facts are presented as causes in relation to the resulting outcomes or effects. |
| Compare and Contrast | Similarities and differences are presented between two or more topics or concepts |
| Verbal Irony | A character says the opposite of what he means. |
| Situational Irony | The opposite of what is expected happens. |
| Dramatic Irony | The readers knows something the characters do not know. |
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