Genres
A story that is made up or not true
What is Fiction?
This is "what happens" in a story the "reason that it happens".
What is cause and effect?
This is a picture or drawing to add to the selection
What is Illustration?
This is the name of an author or writer of a poem
What is a Poet?
When and where the story takes place
What is Setting?
This is a comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
A selection that is true or factual
What is Non-Fiction?
This is what a story is mainly about
What is the main idea?
These are words that are usually written darker than others
What is Bold Print?
This is a person who reads the poem out loud
What is the Speaker?
These are words that have the same meaning
What are Synonyms?
This is a comparison NOT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Another name for a story
What is a narrative?
This is a how are things similar and different when written in a selection.
What is compare and contrast?
This is a small dictionary in the back of a book
What is a Glossary?
A group of lines that make up a paragraph in a poem
What is a Stanza?
Some stories are written in the 1st person and use the word I. Others are written in the 3rd person and use the words: he, she….This is an example of ________.
What is Point of View?
This is the repetition sound at the beginning of words within a sentence.
What is alliteration?
A story passed down from generations that explain historical events
What is a Myth/Legend?
This is a special kind of guess or opinion based on facts and often requires the reader to read between the lines of what is being stated.
What is an Inference?
These are words under an illustration in a book explaining what the illustration is about.
What is a Caption?
This type of language is used in poems to help the reader visualize the poem and add humor or flare to the writing.
What is Figurative Language?
This is when you use the words or sentences around the word to find a meaning.
What are Context Clues?
This is giving human-like qualities to an object that is not human.
What is personification?
This is when the author tells his own life story
What is an autobiography?
This is why the author wrote the passage
What is Author's Purpose?
This is a sequence of events of a person or place in time. It often has dates listed in chronological order.
What is a Timeline?
A short poem with only 3 lines
What is a Haiku?
This is the message the author wants you to understand at the end of reading a selection.
What is the theme? (I will also take moral.)
This is an extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?