Genres
What is a true story called?
Non-fiction
What is cause and effect? Tell what each one means. Give an example.
The cause is what makes something happen. The effect is what happens because of something. Example: It was 100 degrees outside. My ice cream melted.
What are 3 reasons an author writes a story
persuade, entertain, inform
Give two examples of onomatopoeia
buzz, pop, sizzle, splash, hiss
words that are written darker than others
bold
What is a story that is made up?
fiction
A part of the story that is very important
significance
the part of the story that tells what happens is called the
plot
The word part before the root word
prefix
words that a written with slanting letters
italics
What are stories with unrealistic characters like fairies, and usuallly have a happy ending?
fairy tales
Define main idea
What the story is mostly about
the message an author wants to deliver
theme
the word part at the end of a root word
suffix
This helps illustrate where the story takes place
map
What are stories that are based on legends?
folk tale
the way a story makes you feel is called
mood or tone
an extreme exaggeration
examples: I will die if I can't go to that concert.
I'm as hungry as a horse.
Where and when the story takes place is the
setting
helps give the reader information about a topic dealing with numbers
What is the story of someone's life called? What is it called when the author writes his own life story?
biography and autobiography
the effect a situation or character has on each other
influence
to give the reader information before it happens
foreshadowing
the people or animals in the story
characters
one or both of the curved marks used in writing ( )
parenthesis