Book Genres
Writing about someone's life (true facts), but written by that same person.
What is autobiography?
A comparison of two things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
to set up or create
What is establish?
a creature of Greek mythology that is part human and part horse
What is a centaur?
The purpose of this writing is to tell the reader a story.
What is narrative writing?
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time int the past, where the setting is real, but the characters are made up.
What is historical fiction?
A comparison in which one thing is said to be another. (not using like or as)
What is a metaphor?
a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire
What is ember?
the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people
What is discrimination?
The words the characters are speaking.
What is dialogue?
Writing about someone's life (true facts), but written by someone else (other than the person it is about).
What is biography?
Sound words.
What is Onomatopoeia?
chosen or selected
controls or changes something in a clever and unfair or selfish way
What is manipulates?
The purpose of this writing is to argue your claim about a controversial topic.
What is argument writing?
A story using made up characters experiencing events that could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words.
What is an alliteration?
for the most part
What is primarily?
a refusal to obey something or someone
What is defiance?
The purpose of this writing is to inform the reader about a topic.
What is expository/informative writing?
A type of fantasy that uses technology, space, futuristic weaponry... (to name a few).
What is science fiction?
Phrases that have a meaning that is very different from their individual parts.
What is an idiom?
the crowning of a king/queen (or monarch)
What is coronation?
not hurried; slow and relaxed
What is leisurely?
This is the first sentence of an introduction where the writer wants to grab the reader's attention.