fiction
what is fiction
a work of the imagination
what is poetry
a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen to create certain effects
purposes of nonfiction
provide facts, presents evidence, may focus on history
foreshadowing
hints to future events in a story
what are traditional stories
old stories passed down through oral tradition before being written
exposition
begining of stories where characters and the setting are introduced. short
what is rhythm
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
what is non fiction
a story that gives info about real people or events
evaluate
make judgements about someone or something
myth
explains mysteries of the world
rising and falling action
rising-when the problem starts to show, build up to the main events
falling-after the climax when everything slows down and the story ends
alliteration
a repitition of consonant sounds in the begining of words
genres
includes biographies, autobiographies, journals, informational works, history
confclict
internal and external, problem/issue
legends
based on real people and events
climax
when the problem is solved/ the main part
3 sound devices
-rhyme -meter-alliteration -repitition -assonance
helps the reader understand more about important people, places, and events
message
theme/ main idea/ lesson
epic
long narrative poems that tell a story about a series of quests taken by a hero
resolution
end of the story
what things must all poems have (3)
form-structure of a poem
line-main unit of all poems
stanza-a group of lines in poetry
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flashback
a memory that interupts the plot
fables
teaches a moral