Genres of Literature
Stories we've read
Vocab
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Potpourri
100
Contains aliens, robots, time travel, new societies...
What is science fiction
100
A man is desperately trying to return to Earth in this chilling martian short story...
What is "Dark they were and Golden Eyed"
100
not solid or strong
What is flimsy
100
a comparison made using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
A quiet activity that has been proven to increase your brainpower
What is READING!
200
A story written about someone else, by someone else
What is a biography
200
The author of the poem 'Anabel Lee"
Who is Edgar Alan Poe
200
twisted or pulled out of shape
What is contorted
200
"Meow" and "Oink" are examples of
What is onomonopaeia
200
June
What is the month that summer break begins?
300
This is written about someone by that same person..
What is an autobiography
300
Meg, Charles, and Calvin go on an adventure to rescue their father in this novel
What is "A Wrinkle in Time"
300
occurring in the same time
What is simultaneously
300
a comparison between two unlike objects
What is a metaphor
300
Terriers
What is the Deland Middle School mascot?
400
This is a fictional account of something that truly happened
What is historical fiction
400
Madeline L'Engle
Who is the author of "A Wrinkle in Time"?
400
regions
What is climes
400
a phrase where the more than one word begins with the same sound
What is an alliteration
400
The colors of the Deland Middle School uniform shirts
What is white, navy, and purple
500
Sometimes referred to as "grown up comic books"
What are graphic novels
500
In this short story, two friends are upset when a neighbor begins painting their community's wall
What is "The War of the Wall"
500
a large luxurious country house of a wealthy person
What is a villa
500
"She let the cat out of the bag" is an example of
What is an idiom
500
The type of shoes that will NOT be allowed next school year
What is sandals or flip-flops
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