Genre
Vocabulary
Writing
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Elements of Fiction
100

In this style of writing, words are arranged in a metrical pattern and often (though not always) in rhymed verse. Use of graphic elements may include short lines, stanzas, and unconventional punctuation.

What is poetry?

100
Part of a word; usually Greek or Latin

What are roots?

100

The rules of composition used to make writing more clear and comprehensible; mechanics, spelling, capitalization. 

What are conventions?

100

The writer of a written work or piece.

What is the author?

100

A struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions within a text.

Conflict

200

Imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

What is science fiction?

200

Information within a text that allows readers to interpret and understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words or phrases;

What is context clues?

200

The correction of mechanical features of writing, such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization,

What is editing?

200

Spoken interchange between characters in a text, commonly between two or more characters or speakers

What is dialogue?

200

A person, animal, or other being used in a literary work to perform the action, speak dialogue, and/or move the plot forward.

What is the character?

300

Meant to be performed on a stage or through audio/radio.  

What is a drama (play)
300

This root word means to see

What is vis/vid/spec

300

A type of writing that includes a claim and counter claim, as well as evidence and reasoning. 

What is Argumentative Writing?

300

Language that is used to create a mental image for readers; Can include figurative language, sensory details, and other literary devices

What is Imagery?

300

The problem in the story.

What is conflict?

400

A moment in time that focuses on a particular memory, with you as the narrator. 

What is a personal narrative/memoir?

400

This root word means law or right.

What is jus?

400

This beginning paragraph includes the thesis statement and hook. 

What is the introduction?

400

The process of thinking, explaining, justifying, or arguing logically; allows a reader to better understand and make sense of information.

 What is reasoning?

400

Giving human like characteristics to non human objects/beings

What is personification?

500

Writing that is factual such as a text book or biography. 

What is non-fiction?

500
A word that has the same or similar meaning.

What is a synonym?

500

 A type of writing that tells a story, like a novel or short story. 

What is a Narrative?

500

A writer or speaker’s feeling toward a subject, character, or audience communicated through the author’s choice of words and detail;

What is tone?

500

Boom! Poof!  Roar! These are examples of what descriptive literary device?

What is onomatopoeia?