Got (Fiction) Genres?
A book from this genre might include talking animals, wizards, or magic.
What is fantasy?
A comparison of two unlike things using the terms “like” or “as”.
What is a simile?
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
This is the name of DPMS' online library catalog where you look up library books.
What is Destiny?
This genre of book involves solving a crime, puzzle, or other problem.
What is mystery?
These are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What are hyperboles?
This is the main problem in the story that drives the plot.
What is conflict?
This is the type of book where you would find the call numbers that start with B, such as B LEW or B MAR.
What is biography?
This genre includes dark, suspenseful, plot-driven stories; they may realistic (ex. murder) or supernatural (ex. ghosts).
What is horror?
A type of figurative language that involves giving human characteristics or qualities to a non-human thing.
What is personification?
In this point of view, the story is told from the perspective of "I" or "me." The use of this type of narrator limits what the reader knows to the information known by the narrator.
What is first person?
This is the type of book that has call nubmers that start with numbers, such as 398.2 ROD, 600 SMI, or 793.7 GIV.
What is nonfiction?
This is a type of speculative fiction that deals with futuristic advances in STEM.
What is science fiction?
A word that mimics the sound that it represents, for example: "BOOM," "oink," or "sizzle."
What is onomatopoeia?
When writing, this is a statement made in response to the claim for the purpose of opposing it.
What is a "counterclaim" or "counterargument"?
If your book has a green label cover over the call number, what type of book is it?
What is a graphic novel?
This genre consists of books that contain stories that could actually happen and are true to life.
What is realistic fiction?
Words that are usually common to speakers of certain languages or regions that may be different from their literal meaning, for example, "It's raining cats and dogs!"
What is an idiom?
The message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.
What is theme?
Name one of the two databases Ms. Lewis recommended for your social studies products with Woytovich.
What are Britannica and/or Culturegrams?