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Words
Poetic Devices
Genre
Story Elements
Affixes
100
This genre tells a story with a life lesson and is passed down from generation to generation
What is a folk tale?
100
This is an example: Her eyes were as blue as the sea.
What is a Simile?
100
What kind of characters do we find in myths?
Gods and Goddesses
100
The sequenced events in a story are called the __________.
Plot
100
Sub- means ______________, and an example of a word tht uses this prefix is _______________.
What is under and submarine/subway/etc?
200
What word means the opposite of panic? a. fear b. worry c. calm d. puzzled
Calm
200
Simile or Metaphor? Our trip was an absolute train wreck.
What is a Metaphor?
200
A made up story that takes place around or is based on a real event from the past.
What is Historical Fiction?
200
A clue from the author about something that will happen later in the story is called _______________.
What is foreshadowing?
200
What suffix can be added to passion to mean without? a. -less b. -ment c. -ly d. -able
What is -less?
300
Which word is a synonym for ponder? a. ride b. watch c. hover d. wonder
wonder
300
Millie May mixes muffins on Monday. This is an example of: a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. homophones d. idiom e. personification d. oxymorons
What is an Alliteration?
300
The lesson of a folk tale is often called the _____ of the story.
What is a moral/life lesson/theme?
300
The problem that needs to be solved in a story is the ___________.
What is the Conflict?
300
Most words that end in ly are: a. nouns b. adverbs c. verbs d. adjectives
What are adverbs?
400
Kevin was the most gallant boy she had ever met. What he had done was amazingly bold and he could have died! What does gallant mean?
very brave
400
Luke's brothers are jealous that he doesn't have to go outside to do the chores but that is all Luke desires to do! This is an example of what?
What is irony? Or, What is an ironic situation?
400
If Michael Jordan writes a book about his life, what would be the genre?
Autobiography
400
What are three ways you can connect to a story? Make a connection to:
What is another text, yourself, or the world/media?
400
In the word international, what does the prefix inter- mean?
What is between?
500
Karen was shocked to see who her opposition was in the chess tournament. What does opposition mean?
person playing against her
500
I was in the sun too long and my face is burning up. You are a full of balony. These are examples of what poetic device?
What are Idioms?
500
A passed down story about a horse who talks to his little friend turtles and teaches a life lesson. This would be an example of which genre?
What is a fable?
500
Luke thought about how he was going to do it and plotted his route in his head a million times. He figured that maybe he could hid behind the the bushes and then the barn before making his dash to the tress of the Sports' Family yard. This is an example of which point of view? A.) First person (one person describes his own thoughts) B.) Third person (a person outside the story describes thoughts of one character) C.) Third person omniscient (a person outside the story describes thoughts of several characters) D.) Third person objective (a person outside the story that just describes the events/plot objectively)
B.) Third person omniscient (a person outside the story describes thoughts of one character)
500
If you look under the microscope and you see several/more than one skin cell together, using a prefix what would we call this cellular organism?
What is multicellular?