Words that describe a character (for example, kind, compassionate, selfish, rude).
What is character traits?
100
Categories to distinguish forms of literature by common criteria (such as plays, poetry, non-fiction, historical fiction, biography, etc.)
What is genre?
100
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins; they do not necessarily have the same pronunciation.
What are homographs?
100
Location and/or time story takes place.
What is setting?
100
A comparison of two unlike things that use "like" or "as." (Example: "She was as quiet as a mouse.")
What is a simile?
200
The character or characters who the story is mostly about and the action follows. The reader usually sympathizes with this person.
What is main character?
200
Texts that are non-fiction, including functional, technical, workplace writing, textbooks, newspapers, etc.
What is informational text?
200
Words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
What are homonyms?
200
The people and/or animals the story is about.
What are characters?
200
When human characteristics are given to objects or non-human things. Examples:
The stars winked in the sky.
Time marches on.
The butterflies danced in the air.
What is personification?
300
The persons in a narrative who is not the focus of the the main storyline but is important to the story.
What are supporting characters?
300
Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history including folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths.
What is traditional literature?
300
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
What are homophones?
300
The action that takes place in a story.
What is plot?
300
An expression or saying in which the meaning is figurative, not literal. Examples:
It is raining cats and dogs.
A penny for your thoughts.
Don't beat around the bush.
What is an idiom?
400
When the story is narrated by a character in the story.
What is first person point of view?
400
The story of a real person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
400
The repetition of identical or similar ending sounds in two or more different words.
What is a rhyme?
400
A comparison of two unlike things. (Example: "Life is a bowl of cherries.")
What is a metaphor?
400
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Examples:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I have a million things to do.
He's as skinny as a toothpick.
What is a hyperbole?
500
When one character possesses qualities which can be contrasted to highlight another character's qualities. (Example: Draco Malfoy is a foil to Harry Potter's character.)
What is a foil?
500
A story using made-up characters but could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
500
Words with opposite meaning.
What is antonyms?
500
A word that sounds like a noise (for example: bang, crash, pop).
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A group of words next to or close by each other with the same beginning letter or sound. (She sells sea shells by the seashore.)