The quality of a literary work that makes the character or situation seem funny, amusing, or ludicrous.
What is humor?
100
A story set in an imaginary world in which the characters usually have supernatural power or abilities.
What is fantasy?
100
A writer's story of his or her life.
What is an autobiography?
100
This alphabetical listing would be used to locate information within a book.
What an index?
200
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as. His voice was like sandpaper.
What is a simile?
200
The narrator is a character in the story and uses "I', "we", etc.
What is first person?
200
A writer's account of some other person's life
What is a biography?
200
also called a play, this writing form uses dialogue to share its message and is meant to be performed in front of an audience.
What is drama?
200
A complete piece of writing, as a report or essay, that is part of a newspaper, magazine, or book.
What is an article?
300
a comparison of two things that are different that does not use "like" or "as. Example- Her smile was ice.
What is a metaphor?
300
Words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses.
What is imagery?
300
A made-up story that is based on a real time and place in history, so fact is mixed with fiction.
What is historical fiction?
300
Writing that attempts to show life as it really is.
What is realistic fiction?
300
A book of maps
What is an atlas?
400
The repetition of initial consonant sounds used especially in poetry to emphaszie words to create a musical sound. Example--the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.
What is alliteration?
400
Perspective from which the story is told uses a narrator out side the story--uses "he", "she", "they".
What is third person?
400
A humorous, exaggerated story often based on the life of a real person. The exaggerations build until the character can accomplish impossible things.
What is a tall tale?
400
a story that often uses talking animals as the main characters and teaches a moral or lesson
What is a fable?
400
An alphabetical listing of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translations; usually found at the end of the book.
What is a glossary?
500
Words used to imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
500
poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme.
What is free verse?
500
A story originally passed from one generation to another by word of mouth only.
What is a folktale?
500
A book-length, fictional story
What is a novel?
500
a type of book that provides information arranged for easy access.