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My Literary Terms!! . By: Caroline. Mood. A state or quality of feeling at a particular time. Example : On a rainy day my brother felt blue. Fact. Something that can be proven wrong or right. Example: My friend’s hair is brown. opinion. A belief or judgment Example: You smell funny!.
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My Literary Terms!! By: Caroline
Mood • A state or quality of feeling at a particular time. • Example : On a rainy day my brother felt blue.
Fact • Something that can be proven wrong or right. • Example: My friend’s hair is brown.
opinion • A belief or judgment • Example: You smell funny!
symbolism • Using a symbol or a picture representing something Example: <3 is a heart.
Paired selections • Two stories which are read separately and then analyzed for likenesses and differences in content, theme or issues Example:“Ok kids on your test there will be a set of paired selections.”
plot • The action or events in a story • Example:
Tone • The attitude of the author toward the subject, the characters or the audience. • Example: Jerry is acting shy in the classroom.
Inform • To use writing to provide factual information about a topic. • Example : This passage informed me about the damage of blizzards.
summarize • to convey the main idea and a few details from a selection in a shortened form • Example : The summarized info about lollipops is very entertaining
Climax • the high point or turning point in a story.
Express • to use writing to state an author's ideas or feelings
Author’s purpose • the reason the author wrote the story