Name that Genre
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
100
Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.
What is nonfiction?
100
An example of this is to express thoughts or feelings.
What is author's purpose?
100
A voice that a writer assumes in a particular work.
What is persona?
200
Literature in which plots and characters are developed through dialogue and action.
What is drama?
200
A logical assumption that is based on observed facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.
What is inference?
200
A statement or theory that is established to be proven.
What is thesis?
300
Prose writing that consists of imaginary elements.
What is fiction?
300
The character’s own thoughts, speech, and actions.
What is characterization?
300
Direct quotes or specific examples from the text in question that you use to support your thesis or argument.
What is textual evidence?
400
A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
What is poetry?
400
In poetry, the voice that ‘talks’ to the reader, similar to the narrator in fiction.
What is speaker?
400
A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words and ways of arranging the words in sentences.
What is diction?
500
A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting.
What is short story?
500
The writer’s position on an issue or problem.
What is claim?
500
Written conversation between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
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