THEME
The message about life or human nature in a story
What is a theme?
A story that is not true and comes from the author’s imagination
What is fiction?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience
What is tone?
A common theme in stories where a character learns from mistakes
What is learning from failure?
A genre that includes magic, dragons, or unreal worlds
What is fantasy?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
A tone that shows happiness and positivity
What is cheerful?
In many fairy tales, this theme is shown when good defeats evil
What is good vs. evil?
A story written about a real person’s life by another person
What is a biography?
A comparison without using “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
The correct punctuation mark at the end of a question
What is a question mark?
A tone that shows sadness or disappointment
What is gloomy/sad?
A theme where characters stay loyal to each other no matter what
What is friendship/loyalty?
A suspenseful story focused on solving a crime or puzzle
What is a mystery?
An extreme exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole?
A group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought
What is a sentence?
A tone that uses humor and exaggeration to criticize
What is sarcastic?
The theme shown when a character stands up for what is right despite fear
What is courage/bravery?
A story set in the past that includes real historical events
What is historical fiction?
A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning (e.g., “raining cats and dogs”)
What is an idiom?
The error in this sentence: “She don’t like pizza.”
What is subject-verb agreement?
A tone that shows respect and seriousness
What is formal/respectful?