The perspective from which a story or poem is told.
What is point-of-view?
100
A narrative work drawn from the imagination rather than from history or fact.
What is Fiction?
100
Factual writing which is meant to inform the reader.
What is Non-fiction?
100
Literature written in lines and stanzas.
What is Poetry?
100
The repetition of the same consonant sounds. Example: Big blue beautiful butterflies....
What is Alliteration?
200
The point-of-view that uses "I, me, my, myself, etc."
What is first (1st) person point-of-view?
200
A written work in which the adventures take place in the future, on other planets, or in different dimensions of time and space.
What is Science Fiction?
200
The story of a person's life written by someone else.
What is a biography?
200
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
200
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
300
The point-of-view that uses a characters name or "he, she, they, them, etc."
What is third (3rd) person point-of-view?
300
A brief tale told to point out a moral. The characters are frequently animals. Examples include the works of Aesop and the Uncle Remus stories (Br'er Rabbit).
What is a Fable?
300
The story of a person's life written by that person.
What is an Auto-biography?
300
Using words whose sounds suggests their meaning.
What is Onomatopoeia?
300
A contrast between what is stated and what is meant or what actually happens.
What is Irony?
400
The point-of-view where the reader only knows what one character is thinking.
What is limited point-of-view?
400
A story with supernatural characters and events, sometimes connected with religious beliefs or rituals, that attempts to explain certain natural phenomena. Examples include the stories of Hercules, Zeus, Ares, etc.
What is a Myth?
400
A story varying in length from 500 to 15,000 words that quickly reveals the characters' personalities. Usually, it has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
What is a short story?
400
The use of words or phrases that evoke the sensations of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.
What is Imagery?
400
A exaggeration to create an effect.
What is Hyperbole?
500
The point of view where the reader knows what all or many of the characters are thinking; god-like in knowledge.
What is an omniscient point-of-view?
500
A humorous story common on the North American frontier like Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill.
What is a Tall Tale?
500
An extended fictional narrative usually written in prose. Its length is more than 15,000 words.
What is a Novel?
500
Using mild words to describe something instead of using curse words or offensive terms.
What is a Euphemism?
500
A narrative in which the objects, persons, and actions represent meanings that are outside the story itself. Examples include the parables of Jesus and George Orwell's Animal Farm.