A short story that teaches a moral lesson and features animal characters
FABLE
100
The story of a person's life told by that person
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
100
Information near an unfamiliar word that suggests the word's meaning
CONTEXT CLUES
100
The overall idea of a piece of writing; the primary message
MAIN IDEA
100
Something that is known to be true and/or can be proven
FACT
200
A traditonal story that deals with gods, goddesses, and/or supernatural events
MYTH
200
Stories about space travel, time travel, robots, and technology are examples of this genre
SCIENCE FICTION
200
A technique in which an animal or object is given humanlike qualities
PERSONIFICATION
200
The intention of the writer; may be to entertain, to describe, to explain, to teach, to persuade, or a combination of these
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
200
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work; can be lighthearted, gloomy, romantic, scary, etc.
MOOD
300
A wildly imaginative story about fantastic adventures or amazing feats of made up folk heroes in realistic settings.
TALL TALE
300
Harry Potter, Twilight, Eragon, and any other books about unreal worlds or creatures would be classified as this genre.
FANTASY
300
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story
FORESHADOWING
300
The person who tells a story; sometimes this person is a character in the story
NARRATOR
300
The story of a person's life told by another person
BIOGRAPHY
400
A story of amazing feats or accomplishments. These may start as true stories, but become greatly exaggerated and gain elements of fantasy over the years
LEGEND
400
A story about the Titanic or about what life was like during the Civil War would be called this type of fiction.
HISTORICAL
400
Language that does not mean exactly what it says. Examples of this are simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
400
The main character in a story; a synonym for "protagonist"
HERO
400
A statement based on one's personal judgement
OPINION
500
A short story that teaches a moral lesson about human nature using human characters
PARABLE
500
A traditional story passed down from generation to generation. This genre includes legends, tall tales, myths, etc.
FOLKTALES
500
A variation of language spoken by a particular group, usually within a particular region; may contain different pronunciation, forms, and meanings
DIALECT
500
The relationship of the narrator to the story. Usually first person or third person
POINT OF VIEW
500
A scene or event in a story that happened in the past