Short Stories Skills
Paragraph Writing
Genres
Poetry
Figurative Language
100

This person is the main character in a story.

Who is the protagonist?

100
This type of writing tells a story.
What is narrative writing?
100
This genre includes texts that are not fake.
What is non-fiction?
100
This type of Japanese poem has only five lines.
What is a haiku?
100

When you compare two unlike things using the words like or as.

What is a simile?
200

text-to-self text-to-world text-to-text

What are the 3 types of connections a reader could make?

200
This type of writing uses the five senses and tries to paint a picture with words.
What is descriptive writing?
200
This type of fiction contains elements that are not realistic, such as talking animals and magical powers.
What is fantasy?
200
That Sam I am, that Sam I am

I do not like that Sam I am

What is a rhyme?
200

The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

What is onomatopoeia?
300
The highest point of action in a short story.
What is the climax?
300
Sight, sound, taste, hear, smell
What are the five senses?
300
A story about a person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
300
How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What is alliteration?
300

Giving an object or an animal human traits.

What is personification?
400

man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. society

What are 3 types of conflict?

400

This type of paragraph is written to construct an argument, convince someone, or to share your opinion on a topic.

What is a persuasive paragraph?

400
This story is about unexplained happenings.
What is science fiction?
400
Boom! Clackety-clack! Chuggu, chugga, choo, choo!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
A direct comparison of two objects without the use of like or as.
What is a metaphor?
500

Plot, character, conflict, theme, setting

What are the 5 key elements of a story?

500

This type of writing is to explain or to inform.

What is expository writing?

500

This genre is passed from generation to generation orally.

What is a legend?

500
Author of  The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, Green Eggs and Ham.
Who is Dr. Suess?
500

'Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience!' is an example of a joke that is a "play on words."

What is a pun?
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