Genres
Vocabulary Words
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
100

This genre tells a story about characters and events that could exist in real life. 

Think: The Secret Garden

What is realistic fiction?

100

This person appears in court to say what they know about a crime.  

"The _____ saw what happened and promises to tell the whole truth."

What is a witness?

100

A story takes place here.

What is setting?

100

Crash! Bang! Boom!

What is onomatopoeia?

200

This genre are stories that can be performed for an audience. 

Think: The Miracle of Spring

What is a play?

200
These are used to attach objects together. 


"Dad repaired the ______ that attached the door to the frame."


What are fastenings?

200

The people and animals in a story.

What are characters?

200

Giving human qualities to an animal or object.

What is personification?

300

This genre uses the sounds and rhythms of words to show images and express feelings. 


What are poems/poetry? 
300

This word means "not fully understood or explainable". 

Nobody knows what is in the ____ box.

What is mysterious?

300

Things that happen in a story.

What are events?

300

Comparing two things using "like" or "as". 

What is a simile?

400

This genre is an imaginative story featuring characters and events that are not real.

Think: Airborn

What is fantasy?

400

When you do this, you show little or no respect for something. 

"When people feel _____, they behave in ways that are disrespectful."

What is contempt?

400

This is also known as the problem in a story.

What is conflict?

400

A play on words. 

"I took my banana to the doctor because he wasn't peeling well!"

What is a pun?

500

This genre often teaches a lesson and has animal characters.

What is fairytale?

500

You sing this part of a song over and over again. 

"Her mom sang the verses and Emma sang the ____."

What is refrain?

500

How the problem is solved in a story.

What is resolution?

500

This creates pictures in your mind as you read.

What is imagery?

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