Literary Terms
Story Elements
Writing
Nonfiction Text Clue
Stories
100
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
What are similes?
100
Northwest Territory of Far North or School in My Teacher is an Alien.
What are settings?
100
Thereafter, first, or next.
What are transition words?
100
Dark print usually used in titles.
What is bold print?
100
Different categories of stories.
What are genres?
200
Zap, crunch, or pow
What are onomatopoeias?
200
Telling what happens in a story.
What is a summary?
200
Try to convince someone.
What is a persuasive writing?
200
Slanted writing.
What are italicized print?
200
Based on science facts, usually has spaceship in the story.
What are science fiction?
300
You'll be blown away.
What is a metaphor?
300
Blue eyes, blonde hair, or tall.
What are physical descriptions?
300
Things that describes a noun.
What are adjectives?
300
Chapter One or The Civil War
What are headings?
300
Could happen, but not real.
What are realistic fictions?
400
cracking knuckles
What is an alliteration?
400
Shy or mean
What are character traits?
400
Generally ends in "ly"
What are adverbs?
400
A list of items.
What are bullets?
400
Elves, fairies, and witches as characters
What are fantasies?
500
The sound of the rain danced on the metal roof.
What is personification?
500
The Joker or Darth Vader.
What are antagonists?
500
The main idea.
What is the thesis?
500
Items used to represent texts, often seen in math and science.
What are charts and graphs?
500
I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for those kids.
What is a mystery?
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