Literary Terms
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Dialogue
Monologue
Main idea
Inference
Novel
Novella
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dialogue
monologue
main idea
inference
novel
novella
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dialogue
A conversation between two
or more characters
dialogue
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Talking It Over #3 by Shirray Langley
dialogue
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www.lookstein.org
dialogue
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Talking It Over by Al Fedelstein
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Dialogue
Monologue
Main idea
Inference
Novel
Novella
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monologue
Part of a drama in which
one character speaks alone
Mono•  Mono- is a prefix
meaning one, or
single.
•  Monotheism
•  Monarchy
•  Monogamy
monologue
monologue
monologue
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Dialogue
Monologue
Main idea
Inference
Novel
Novella
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main idea
The most important idea
expressed in a paragraph or
in an entire essay
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Dialogue
Monologue
Main idea
Inference
Novel
Novella
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inference
Educated guess, a conclusion
that makes sense because it’s
supported by evidence
inference
•  What can you infer
from this picture?
inference
Tommy and John were hot and sweaty
as they sat outside the principal’s
office. Dirt smeared both of their
faces, and they could hear their
teacher’s voice as she gave Mr.
Jones her account of what had
happened. Tommy sneered at John,
and John returned the angry glare. As
Miss Brown left Mr. Jones’ office,
both boys hung their heads so they
wouldn’t have to look her in the eye.
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Dialogue
Monologue
Main idea
Inference
Novel
Novella
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novel
A fictional story that is
usually more than one
hundred book pages long.
novel
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Monologue
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Novel
Novella
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novella
A novella is shorter than a
novel and longer than a
short story
novellas (20 - 100 pages)
novellas (20 - 100 pages)