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Literary Terms

QuestionAnswer
Text The main body of matter e.g. "The newspaper published the whole text of the speech."
Compare Examine what two things have in common
Contrast Examine differences between two or more things
Describe To tell or show; point out facts or details
Identify Noting individual features or characteristics
Story The plot of a novel, poem, drama, etc.
Demonstrate To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples
Determine To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation
Explain To make clear or understandable to others; make plain
Support To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim (with evidence)
Details Elements that support ideas, smaller elements of structure.
Develop Expand, elaborate; add details.
Narrative A sequence of events; a story
Central/Main Idea The author's most important idea
Idea A concept; thought
Theme A dominant idea or motif. Often the answer to the question, "What did I learn?"
Explicit Clear, leaving no room for intepretation
Infer To guess, figure out or surmise from evidence. An "inference" is the answer to the question, "Why is that/it there?"
Summarize To state the essential components of something, usually chronologically
Evidence Fact
Structure Essential elements of something
Figurative Language Based on figures of speech, especially metaphorical; not liter; expand meaning.
Analyze To break down and examine
Context The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
Cite To quote specifically
Evaluate To make a judgement
Assess To measure, to determine the amount of
Argument A process of reasoning, a discussion involving different points of view, a set of reasons why something is true.
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