Genres
Stories that are made up by the author. A. fiction B. nonfiction C. autobiography D. article
What is fiction
The writer presents a list of characteristics to describe an object, person or place. A. sequence B. cause/effect C. description D. problem/solution
What is C. description
A person who has a part in the story. A. setting B. character C. theme D. main idea
What is B. character
The way a story is told. A. point of view B. author's point of view C. first person D. third person
What is A. point of view
A section of a poem. A. simile B. metaphor C. dialogue D. stanza
What is D. stanza
Writing that gives true information. A. fiction B. fantasy C. nonfiction D. myths
What is C. nonfiction
The writer explains the development of a problem and the solution to that problem. A. sequence B. description C. cause/effect D. problem/solution
What is D. problem/solution
When and where the story takes place. A. setting B. character C. plot D. main idea
What is A. setting
The voice telling the story. A. point of view B. narrator C. first person D. author's point of view
What is B. narrator
A segment of a play used to indicate a change in time or location. A. dialogue B. epilogue C. scene D. stanza
What is C. scene
A true story about someone's life. A. nonfiction B. biography C. autobiography D. realistic fiction
What is B. biography
The events or steps are written in chronological order. A. cause/effect B. problem/solution C. description D. sequence
What is D. sequence
The sequence of events in a story. A. setting B. character C. plot D. main idea
What is C. plot
The writer's opinion about the topic. A. point of view B. first person C. third person D. author's point of view
What is D. author's point of view
A conversation between characters. A. stage directions B. epilogue C. monologue D. dialogue
What is D. dialogue
Stories based on real people or events in the past. A. realistic fiction B. science fiction C. nonfiction D. historical fiction
What is D. historical fiction
The writer talks about how two things are alike or different. A. cause/effect B. compare/contrast C. problem/solution D. sequence
What is B. compare/contrast
The message or lesson in the story. A. plot B. character C. main idea D. theme
What is D. theme
This type of narrator is a character in the story. A. narrator B. first person C. second person D. third person
What is B. first person
Comparing two unlike things using like or as. A. metaphor B. simile C. stanza D. scene
What is B. simile
Writing to make the reader believe one side of an argument. A. persuasive article B. expository text C. biography D. nonfiction
What is A. persuasive article
The writer talks about one event that makes something else happen as a result. A. cause/effect B. compare/contrast C. problem/solution D. description
What is A. cause/effect
What the reading is mostly about. A. character B. theme C. main idea D. plot
What is C. main idea
This type of narrator is outside looking in on the story. A. narrator B. first person C. second person D. third person
What is D. third person
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. A. scene B. stanza C. simile D. metaphor
What is D. metaphor