genres & terms
A story that is "made up" or not true. (
Fiction
A comparison using "like" or "as."
simile
A person, place, thing, or idea.
noun
The time and location where a story takes place.
Setting
A word that means the same as another word.
Synonym
A story about a person's life written by that person.
Autobiography
An extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
The main character of a story, usually the "hero."
Protagonist
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Antonym
A story that includes magic or mythical creatures.
Fantasy
Words that imitate sounds like "Boom!"
Onomatopoeia
A word that describes a verb.
Adverb
The series of events that build toward the climax.
Rising Action
"In contrast to his vibrant shirt, his pants were dull." Vibrant
Bright
A genre set in the past using real-life events.
Historical Fiction
A reference to a well-known person or event.
Allusion
Punctuation used to join independent clauses.
Semicolon
struggle between two opposing forces.
Conflict
Using the words around an unknown word to find its meaning
Context Clues
A type of literature that uses lines and stanzas.
Poetry
Giving human traits to non-living things.
Personification
A word used to connect two sentences (like and, but, or).
Conjunction
A hint or clue about what will happen later.
Foreshadowing
"The pecuniary matter involved money." Pecuniary mean
Financial