Literary Comprehesion

This verb means to separate a whole into its parts and then look more closely at those parts.

This is the restatement of a written work in one's own words.

This describes something that is complicated, difficult, or consists of interrelated parts.

Taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know.

This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.

This is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey.

This is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea.

These are the people or animals who take part in a literary work.

This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.

To strengthen your ideas and opinions with examples, facts, or details is to add _____ details.

A _____ sentence helps to give additional evidence for a claim or a main idea.

The key point made in a passage is called its ____ idea

The _____ idea of a passage is the idea which is dealt with and recurs throughout the passage.

The main point or central idea that a writer states and then endeavors to prove is called a __.

This is an individual's mental or moral quality.

To restate briefly is to ____.

This is the most important idea of a reading passage or presentation.

This is when you use pieces of information base your opinion. You draw a ________.

A _____ summary is a synopsis of the events, characters, and ideas in a work of literature.

A theme of a passage, story, novel, or poem that readers can apply to life is called a ____.

This is an expression of an author's personal belief.

This is forming a broad idea based on specific instances. Inductive reasoning

This is the the main idea of an essay.

These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.

This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.

This is the most important idea of a reading passage or presentation.

This verb means to separate a whole into its parts and then look more closely at those parts.