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Genres
Story Elements
Sensory Language
Genres Cont'd
Stem Words
100
This genre is defined as "not true"
What is Fiction
100
A person that plays an important role in the plot
What is character
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things using "like", "as", or "than"
What is simile
100
A story written about a person's life
What is biography
100
The meaning of auto-
What is self
200
Writing that includes real life events
What is non-fiction
200
An example of this story element: 1992 in Chicago, IL
What is setting
200
Buzz! Bam! Plop!
What is onomatopoeia
200
Example: "My Life" written by Abraham Lincoln
What is autobiography
200
The meaning of re-
What is again
300
A type of writing that provides you directions to do something
What is procedural
300
The main message of the text
What is theme
300
A word or phrase that means something different from its literal meaning
What is idiom
300
Writing that includes real past events mixed with fictional events
What is historical fiction
300
The meaning of scribe-
What is write
400
Writing in which the author's purpose is to persuade
What is persuasive
400
The turning point in the story
What is climax
400
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole
400
Writing that includes scientific ideas
What is science-fiction
400
The meaning of tele-
What is distance
500
Examples of this type of writing: Text book, newspaper, encyclopedia
What is expository
500
The event that leads up to the climax
What is rising action
500
Example: The flowers in the meadow sang beautiful songs
What is personification
500
Writing that uses elements of fiction to tell a true story
What is literary non-fiction
500
The meaning of graph-
What is write