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Story Time
Subgenres
100
The term for comparisons that use "like" or "as"
What is a simile.
100
What is it called when the narrator of a story uses, "I" and "me"?
What is first-person narration.
100
A story about monsters under your bed.
What is fantasy.
200
Term for a comparison of two unlike objects. Does NOT use "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor.
200
A broad main idea or lesson that can be learned from a story.
What is a theme.
200
Made-up story about a firefighter who survived 9/11 in New York City.
What is historical fiction.
300
Term for applying human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification.
300
The point in a story when the main conflict reaches the height of action; the turning point in a story.
What is the climax.
300
Your science textbook.
What is informational writing (non-fiction).
400
Term for when you get a hint of what is to come in a story.
What is foreshadowing.
400
The setting includes these two things.
What is time and place.
400
A story about a boy who lost his dog and searched all over town to find him.
What is realistic fiction.
500
Term for words that imitate the sounds they refer to. Ex: buzz, crash, meow
What is onomatopoeia.
500
What is the broad category that all writing is divided into called?
What is the genre.
500
A story about how gods are responsible for flooding the rivers.
What is a myth.
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