Genre
Genres II
Literary Devices
Literary Devices II
Author's Organization
100
Which genre is a story imagined by the author, but includes real people who lived and/or events that happened?
Historical Fiction
100
Which genre started out as oral story telling and is the foundation for the Fantasy genre?
Traditional Literature
100
A device that the author uses to encourage readers to keep reading on...
Cliffhanger
100
Which elements make up the "setting"?
Time (when) and place (where)
100
If an author lists tasks in order, this is an example of.....?
Organizing by sequence or steps
200
What type of genre might include robots, aliens, or mutants?
Science Fiction
200
Which genre contains facts about a specific topic to INFORM the reader?
Informational
200
Cliffhangers are usually found ________________.
at the end of a chapter (or episode)
200
The "whom/what" the writing is about AND what is important about that "whom/what" is known as the ______ ________.
main idea
200
If the author puts detailed information about a topic in paragraphs, this is an example of...
Description
300
If a story is imagined (made up) by the author, but COULD have happened in the real world, it is _______ ________.
Realistic Fiction
300
Which genre is Nonfiction and is about a real person?
Biography
300
When the author gives clues about events to come in the story, it is called ______________.
Foreshadowing
300
What is a "sequence of events"?
The order that the events in the story take place
300
When an author lists all the things that are similar (the same) or different, this is an example of...?
Compare & contrast
400
Which type of writing contains factual information (i.e. biography, autobiography, essay)
Nonfiction
400
What types of characters would you find in Fantasy literature?
Talking animals, mythological creatures, magic users
400
A strange twist of events (for example, the lady who hates ice cream owning an ice cream store)...
Irony
400
Collecting the clues + thinking/recalling information + drawing a conclusion = ? OR Clues from the text + schema (background knowledge/what you already know from experience) = ___________?
Making an inference
400
If the author gives a REASON something happened, and what happened as a RESULT, this is known as...?
Cause & effect
500
Which type of writing contains a story (or events) that did not actually happen? *This is a story imagined/made up by an author.*
Fiction
500
What types of characters are often found in Mystery literature?
Detectives, investigators, spies
500
In Mrs. Frisby, the characters' ability to talk is an example of which literary device?
Personification
500
What are the 5 W's and 1 H that make up a summary?
Who/What [*if not a person] What [they did] When Where Why How
500
If an author presents problems/issues and possible ways to resolve them, this is called...?
Problem & solution
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