Fiction or Nonfiction?
What type of writing is invented by the imagination?
Fiction
What genre includes animals with human traits and teaches a lesson?
Fable
What type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm and short lines?
Poetry
What type of story tries to explain something about nature or culture?
Myth
What do we call writing someone does about their own life?
Autobiography
What type of writing contains facts and information about real people or events?
Nonfiction
What genre sets fictional stories in the past but still makes up characters and dialogue?
Historical Fiction
What are two literary techniques that poems often use?
Rhyme and rhythm
What kinds of characters are common in myths?
Gods, heroes, and supernatural beings
Which point of view is an autobiography written in?
First-person
What ordinary writing style is fiction usually written in?
Prose
What genre focuses on technology or science, real or imagined?
Science Fiction
Name two forms of poetry mentioned in the notes.
Epic and Sonnet (also accepted: Ballad, Lyric Poetry)
In an epic, who describes the quest?
A muse
What’s the difference in point of view between an autobiography and a biography?
Autobiography is first-person; biography is third-person
Name two types of nonfiction writing mentioned in the notes.
Biography and Memoir (others accepted: Autobiography, Diary, Essay)
What genre includes exaggerated stories about real people or places passed down through generations?
Legend
What makes a drama different from other forms of writing in how it’s written and presented?
It’s meant to be performed; uses dialogue and stage directions instead of paragraphs
What happens to the heroic friend in an epic?
They sometimes die during the quest
What is a memoir, and how is it different from an autobiography?
A memoir focuses on a specific time or event with emotional reflection, while an autobiography covers the writer’s whole life
What key detail separates nonfiction from fiction in terms of its purpose and content?
Nonfiction is based on real facts and information, while fiction is invented.
What is the purpose of a myth, and what kinds of characters are usually in them?
To explain beliefs, customs, or nature; usually features gods, heroes, or supernatural events.
What are stage directions in a play, and what do they show?
Instructions that show how the stage should look and how actors should act and speak
What are three common features of an epic according to the notes?
A hero/heroine, a quest, magical tools or weapons
What kind of nonfiction includes dated entries that describe daily events and feelings?
Diary or Journal