Fiction 1
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is not real, and nonfiction really happened
What is dialogue in a story?
Dialogue is when characters are talking
What is the difference between prose and poetry?
Prose is writing that uses sentences with proper grammar. Poetry is writing that uses lines instead of sentences.
What words does a simile use?
Like or as
What is the name of the first president of the United States?
George Washington
The movie Star Wars is:
a. contemporary fiction
b. historical fiction
c. science fiction
d. a fable or myth
Science fiction
What is the central idea of a story?
What the story is mainly about
Which lines rhyme in the following poem?:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and so are you!
Lines 2 and 4
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does NOT use like or as
What animal species did humans evolve from?
Apes
How many characters does a fiction story need?
At least 1
What is the theme of a story?
The message, lesson, or moral of the story
What are stanzas in a poem?
Groups of lines set apart by spaces
Give an example of personification.
(answers may vary)
What is 6 x 7?
42
What is the setting of a fiction story?
The time and place of the story
What is the central idea of The Tortoise and the Hare/Rabbit?
A rabbit and a turtle are racing and the turtle wins.
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?:
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say ice.
From what I've tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
ABAA
Give an example of symbolism
What song has these lyrics:
"I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
butterflies fly away
nodding my head like yeah, moving my hips like yeah..."
Party in the USA
What is the plot of a fiction story?
The series of events that happens in the story
What is the theme of the Tortoise and the Hare/Rabbit?
Slow and steady wins the race
What is symbolism in a poem?
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"The wind roared loudly in my ears."
Personification
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
Christian's mood today is as happy as a sunny day.
Simile