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Literary Terms 1-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| author's purpose | the reason an author writes a piece: to entertain, inform, or persuade |
| simile | a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" |
| nonfiction | a book or article that is true |
| response | answer or reply |
| conflict | a problem |
| suffix | a group of letters placed at the END of a word that changes the meaning |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" |
| theme | the message about life or nature that the author is trying to get across; lesson/moral of the story |