Genre/Subgenre
Category of writing that has imaginative or made up characteristics. Subgenres are related to science, realism, history, and fantasy. An example of this would be The Hate You Give.
What is Fiction
An Association of words that are meant to portray to the reader that a positive impact is being made to a story.
What is Positive Connotation
The term used to describe the author's attitude toward a subject.
What is Tone
The main character of which the story is about. They are usually a favorable character.
Who is the Protagonist
A short overview including all of the main points of a text.
What is Summary
Type of writing that is based on true facts and events. An example would include a biography.
What is Non-Fiction
An association of words that are meant to evoke a negative emotional response from the reader.
What is Negative Connotation
The term used to describe the emotions that the reader feels while reading.
What is Mood
The character who opposes the protagonist.
Who is the Antagonist
The structure in which a text is built and organized. Examples of this would be the spacing between words or whether or not the text covers the entire page or not.
What is format
The subgenre corresponds with fiction and takes readers to a time and place in the past. The book All The Light We Cannot See is part of this genre.
What is Historical Fiction
True or False: Word choice is meant to make it easier for readers to understand the concept(s) of a story.
True
The whole point of the author writing the story.
What is Author's Purpose
A character that changes due to the events in the story.
What is a Dynamic Character.
Describing objects or things as having human abilities.
What is Personification
This subgenre of fiction typically includes things like aliens, space, robots, and different technologies that often interfere with or threaten the human race. The story of Frankenstein is an example of this.
What is Science Fiction
Which of the following pairs includes a negative AND positive connotation?
A. thrifty, conceited
B. ancient, stubborn
C. proud, timid
D. self-confident, persevering
What is A: thrifty & conceited
The main subject that is being discussed in a talk or piece of writing.
What is Theme
A character which the reader is given very little information about.
What is a Flat Character.
a narrative device that is used to hint to the reader about what is to come later on in the story.
What is Foreshadowing
This genre uses threatening language, scary situations, and eerie settings to make the reader scared and frightened. Books such as It belong to this category.
What is Horror
Type of connotation where a word could be used to indicate something negative OR positive?
What is Neutral Connotation
The targeted group that the author most expects to read and like the piece of writing.
What is the Audience
A type of characterization through which the author reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.
What is Indirect Characterization
A statement with contrasting ideas.
What is an Oxymoron