Science Fiction
Westerns
Horror
Genre Words
Figurative Language
100

What type of vehicle might characters use to travel in space?

Spaceship

100

What animal do cowboys ride?

Horse

100

What animal do vampires turn into?

Bat

100

Who is the main character?

Hero

100

Comparing two things using “like” or “as.”

Simile

200

What do robots run on?

Electricity

200

What is a cowboy’s main tool?

Lasso

200

Where do ghosts live?

House

200

What is the bad guy called?

Villain

200

 Saying one thing is another.

Metaphor

300

What planet are aliens often said to come from?

Mars

300

Where do many Westerns take place?

Desert

300

What do zombies eat?

Brains

300

What do we call where a story happens?

Setting

300

Giving human qualities to objects

Personification

400

What is a story set in the future called?

Sci-fi

400

What does a cowboy wear on his head?

Hat

400

What is a scary story called?

Horror

400

What is the problem in a story?

Conflict

400

An extreme exaggeration

Hyperbole

500

What is a computer that can think called?

AI

500

What is a fight with guns called?

Shootout

500

What is a monster made from body parts called?

Frankenstein

500

What is the lesson in a story?

Theme

500

Repeating the same sound at the start of words

Alliteration

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