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Genre Definitions
Characteristics
What Genre is it?
Figurative Language
Word Parts
100
A story with FICTIONAL CHARACTERS and EVENTS, but takes place in a non-fiction setting.
What is Historical Fiction?
100
-usually a collection of 10-20 STORIES of a person's life -MAJOR DETAILS of a person's life. -DOES NOT FOLLOW CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
What is a MEMOIR?
100
This usually has FAIRIES, MAGIC, AND CREATURES written in it. Can start with, "Once upon a time..."
What is a FAIRY TALE?
100
Language that IS NOT taken LITERALLY.
What is an FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
100
The prefix PATER- means......
...father.
200
A PORTION of a PERSON's LIFE, WRITTEN by that person.
What is a MEMOIR?
200
-has SYMBOLLISM -has a COUPLET or STANZA -can be an ACROSTIC
What is POETRY?
200
The story is performed on STAGE and contains CONFLICTS and EMOTION within the DIALOGUE.
What is a DRAMA?
200
When two or more words that BEGIN with the SAME LETTER.
What is an ALLITERATION?
200
The prefix acri-/acid- means...
...sour, bitter.
300
A WHOLE story of a person's life WRITTEN by ANOTHER PERSON.
What is a BIOGRAPY?
300
-story take place in the PAST -FICTIONAL CHARACTER PLOTS, but based on HISTORY
What is HISTORICAL FICTION?
300
Story about a person's entire life that is written by THAT person.
What is an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
300
When the author PAINTS PICTURE in your head by using the FIVE SENSES.
What is IMAGERY?
300
The suffix -ary means...
...pertaining to, connected with.
400
Stories based on SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, usually set in the FUTURE or on a different PLANET.
What is SCIENCE FICTION?
400
-may have ROBOTS in the story. -may take place in SPACE or involve TIME TRAVEL -happens in the FUTURE
What is SCIENCE FICTION?
400
A very short story that tells a useful TRUTH or LIFE LESSON. Usually has animals that speak.
What is a FABLE?
400
When NON-HUMAN things are given HUMAN characteristics or traits.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
400
The prefix mal- means...
...bad, wrongful, ill.
500
VERSES AND RYTHYMS; writing with IMAGERY with EMOTIONAL RESPONSES.
What is POETRY?
500
-can be 100's of different versions -usually goes from BIRTH to DEATH -and usually LONG
What is a BIOGRAPHY?
500
Songs, stories, myths, or proverbs of people handed down through generations by WORD OF MOUTH.
What is a FOLK TALE?
500
EXTREME EXAGGERATION!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a HYPERBOLE?
500
What does the prefix anthrop- mean...
...the orgin of human, early man.