Vocabulary
Fear or dread of the future.
Apprehension
Simile
Fiction that is inspired by sciences like physics, astronomy, and chemistry is what genre?
Science fiction
Written conversation between two or more characters.
Dialogue
What subject was "Heads Up, Humans" about?
Automation
The traditions, customs, and stories that are passed down within a culture.
Folklore
"My hands burned with cold" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
A nonfiction text about someone's life is what genre?
Biography
In an argument, the writer’s position on an issue or problem.
Claim
Who was the main character of "My Favorite Chaperone"?
Maya
Able to continue over a long period of time.
Sustainable
"The sunlight danced across the water" is what type of figurative language?
Personification
A piece of fiction where the plot and characters are tools that elicit a feeling of dread and terror is what genre?
Horror
A struggle between opposing forces in a story.
Conflict
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
To be destroyed or ruined; to cease to exist.
Perish
"My mother is my rock" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
A long narrative poem about a hero and their journey is what genre?
Epic poetry
When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
Foreshadowing
What genre was "The Brave Little Toaster"?
Science fiction
Decaying or rotting and emitting a foul smell.
Putrid
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
A nonfiction text where the author is trying to convince you of something is what genre?
Argument
The first stage of a typical story plot, which provides important background information and introduces the setting and the important characters.
Exposition
What language was the excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil originally written in?
Latin