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Afterword

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This is a short conclusion to a book usually written by someone other than the author.

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Argument

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This involves one or more reasons presented by a speaker or a writer to lead the audience or reader to a logical conclusion.

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Argument

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The logical, systematic presentation of reasoning and supporting evidence that proves the validity of a statement or position.

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Author's Purpose

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This is the reason for creating written work.

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Bibliography

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This is a list of written works or other sources on a particular subject.

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Bold Print

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This is done to part of a text to makes it stand out as a darker, sharper image. It is an organizational feature to locate specific information.

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Caption

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This is the explanation that goes with a picture or illustration.

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Cause And Effect

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This is the relationship between two or more events in which one event brings about another.

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Central Argument

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This is the dominant and controlling argument.

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Central Idea

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The key point made in a written passage; the chief topic.

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Central Message

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This is the theme of a story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life.

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Chart

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A type of diagram that represents large amounts of information graphically to make it more understandable.

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Chronological Order

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This is the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur.

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Climax

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This is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak.

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Compare And Contrast

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This is a method of relating two or more objects in a piece of work.

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Constructed Response

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This is a type of writing assignment given on the HSAP test that requires students to "build" or respond to a reading passage. The response must give specific and relevant examples from the passage. This type of writing uses a 3-point scoring rubric.

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Content

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the subject matter or material pertaining to a particular area of study or the essential components of a work

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Controlling Idea

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the author's opinion or the perspective he/she wants to convey expressed through the thesis statement for an essay, or through a topic sentence within an individual paragraph

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Denouement

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This is part of the plot and is made up of any events that occur after the resolution in a literary work.

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Detail

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

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Diagram

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A general term for an illustration or visual representation of information. Types of these can include tables and graphs.

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Directions

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These are the instructions that tell how to do something.

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Evaluate

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This is placing a value or rank on a piece of writing or speaking.

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Exposition

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This is the part of the plot that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation.

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Expository Text

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This presents information, explains, or informs.

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Expository Text

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This is a mode of writing whose purpose is to convey information or to explain and establish the validity of an idea in a logical, clear, and concrete manner.

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First-person Point Of View

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This is a point of view in which the story is told by one of the characters.

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Footnote

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This is a reference, explanation, or comment placed below the text on a printed page.

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Foreword

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This is a short introduction to a book, usually written by someone other than the author.

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Foreword

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This is a short, separated introduction to a book, usually written by the author.

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Glossary

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This is a list found in the back of a book that gives definitions of unusual or hard words found in the text.

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Graphic Adj.

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-Depicted or represented with pictures or images. Noun- A picture, image or visual representation of information or an idea.

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Graphic Organizer

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This is a pictorial way of representing knowledge. It is used to help organize ideas and present information.

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Graphic Source

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This is a visual piece of information.

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Heading

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This is a title or subtitle at the beginning of a chapter, section, or unit of a text.

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Illustration

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A drawing, painting, photograph or other visual representation made for explaining information or furthering understanding of an idea.

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Implicit Directions

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Directions that are clearly stated step-by-step within a passage.

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Implied Meaning

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This is a suggested, but not stated, definition.

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Index

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This is an alphabetical list of items contained in a printed work. It is located in the back of the printed work and gives page numbers where items may be found in the work.

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Index

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This is an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with the page numbers where the topics or names are discussed.

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Infer

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This is to get a conclusion from the facts or context; to figure out what is being implied by reading between the lines.

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Inference

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This is reading between the lines. It is taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know to make sense of what you read.

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Informational Text

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This is a type of real-world writing that presents information that is necessary or valuable to the reader.

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Introduction

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This is the beginning of a written work that explains what will be found in the main part.

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Limited View

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This is a point of view, in which the narrator is outside the story, reveals the thoughts of only one character, and yet refers to that characters as 'he' or 'she'.

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Logic

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This is the reasoning used to reach a conclusion based on a set of assumptions, or it may be defined as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference.

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Main Idea

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This is the central and most important idea of a reading passage.

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Map

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This is a drawing or picture that shows features of an area or particular part of the earth's surface.

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Narrative Text

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This tells the events and actions of a story.

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Omniscient

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"Third Person __________" is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about the characters and events.

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Order Of Importance

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This is used when details are organized by degree of impact.

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Organization

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In writing, this is the trait of order, structure and presentation of information; It is the writing trait which measures logical sequencing of ideas, details, or events.

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Paraphrase

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This is the restatement of a written work in one's own words that keeps the basic meaning of the original work.

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Perspective

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This is a writer's point of view about a particular subject, and is often influenced by their beliefs or by events in their lives.

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Plot

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

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Point Of View

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This is the perspective from which a story is told.

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Preface

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This is a short introduction to a novel, play, or long poem usually written by the author. It states the subject and/or purpose of the selection and gives background details.

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Presentation

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This is a prepared performance, report, or demonstration for an audience.

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Prewriting

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This the first stage in the writing process, used to focus ideas and find good topics.

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Problem-Solution

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This method of structuring text focuses on defining an issue, then gives a possible remedy for the issue.

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Purpose

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This is an author's intention, reason, or drive for writing the piece.

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Reflective Writing

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This type of writing style is characterized by deep, thoughtful insights.

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Relevant

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This is an adjective that implies a thing closely relates to or is on the same subject matter; appropriate to the situation.

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Resolution

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This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.

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Rising Action

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This is the part of the plot where the conflict and suspense build.

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Schematic Diagram

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This is a drawing, sketch, plan, or chart that makes something easier to understand through visual representation.

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Sequence

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This is the order in which things happen.

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Sequential Order

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This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a reading passage.

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Sidebar

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This is a short piece of informative or descriptive material found next to a larger piece of writing, usually it is found in a box next to the main article.

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Spatial Order

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This is used when details are organized from one location to another.

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Subheading

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This is a short title within an article that identifies the beginning of each new topic.

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Subject

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This is always a person, place, thing, or idea, that the sentence is about.

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Summarize

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This is to state briefly.

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Support

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to strengthen or substantiate an argument or idea by providing facts, details, examples and other information

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Supporting Evidence

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

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Supporting Sentence

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This in a paragraph helps to clarify, describe, explain, or enhance the main idea of a paragraph.

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Synthesize

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This is to collect information on a topic and summarize, analyze or interpret it.

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Table

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A diagram made to visually organize data in rows and columns.

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Table Of Contents

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This is a section found at the beginning of a text that lists the topics and page numbers in the order in which they occur in the text.

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Technical Writing

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This is writing that communicates specific information about a particular subject, craft, or occupation.

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Text

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This is the main body of a piece of writing or any of the various forms in which writing exists, such as a book, a poem, an article, or a short story.

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Text Features

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These are common parts of nonfiction texts and are often used to design and organize pages. They help readers navigate the information and make predictions about what will be read.

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Theme

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

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Thesis

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In expository writing, this is the main point or central idea that a writer states and then endeavors to prove valid by means of a systematic argument.

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Third Person Limited Point Of View

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This is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, who is referred to as "he" or "she."

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Timeline

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This is a representation of a sequence of events.

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Title

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This is a group of words which give the reader's first impression and set the tone for the writing.

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Tone

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This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.

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Topic

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This is the specific part of a subject that is dealt with in a research paper or in an essay.

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Transitional Device

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These are connecting words used to link your sentences and paragraphs together smoothly.

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Universal Theme

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This is the central message of a story, poem, novel, or play that many readers can apply to their own experiences, or to those of all people.

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Viewpoint

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This is an expression of an opinion or standpoint.

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