Genres
What type of writing is based entirely on fact? The story is real.
Non-Fiction
A comparison between two things that uses the words like or as.
Simile
What are words that are opposites called?
Antonyms
The good guy in the story.
Protagonist
A struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
What type of story isn't real, but could happen?
Realistic Fiction
An exaggeration of the truth.
Hyperbole
The highest point of interest in a story.
Climax
Where and when the story takes place
Setting
The moral of the story or the lesson learned
Theme
This genre includes magical elements, magical creatures, and magical settings.
Fantasy Fiction
Comparison of two things that does not use like or as. Name caller
Metaphor
The intense anxiety felt by the reader as the story gets intense.
Suspense
Words that are not spelled the same but sound the same.
Homophone
words that are spelled the same but sound different
Homonym
This story is written with the intent to scare or disturb the reader.
Horror-Fiction
Giving humanlike qualities to something that is not human.
Personification
What type of character opposes the protagonist.
Antagonist
This point of view is an outside narrator that knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.
third person omniscient
What genre is Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Mythology
The story is entirely made up, but is based on a historical event.
Historical Fiction
A phrase that doesn't mean exactly what it says.
Idiom
" I grappled with the hook and had to make the decision there to either climb up and leave my friend, leaving her stuck on the mountain or try to get to her. The longer I took the closer we both are to death."
What type of conflict is shown here.
Person vs. Self
Hints given in the story that hint to what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
A contrast between what you expect to happen and what will actually happen.
Irony