Genres
Figurative Language
Prefixes & Suffixes
Vocab
Lit Terms
100

One's life story written by another.

What is Biography?

100

Compares two things using "like" or "as".

What is Simile?

100

To be full of.

What is -Ful?

100

To lose moisture or water.

What is Dehydrate?

100

Main character in the story.

What is Protagonist?

200

It could happen in real life, but it never did.

What is Realistic Fiction?

200

Thing, idea, or animal gets human characteristics.

What is Personification?

200

Having characteristics of. 

What is -Ic?

200

Able to be heard.

What is Audible?

200

Central idea, message, moral, or the inside of the story.

What is Theme?

300

Involves a crime needs to be solved or secret.

What is Mystery?

300

Play on words that sound alike but are different.

What is Pun?

300

Act or process.

What is -Tion?

300

Happening twice a year.

What is Biannual?

300

The use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest future action.

What is Foreshadowing?

400

Involves magic supernatural elements with wizards or witches.

What is Fantasy?

400

Contradicting statement that makes sense & contains some truth.

What is Paradox?

400

Having qualities of.

What is -Ous, -Eous, -Ious?

400

One of three periods into which a school year is sometimes divided.

What is Trimester?

400

Speech characteristics of a certain region or culture.

What is Dialect?

500

Talking animals, children's story, & a lesson.

What is Fairy Tale?

500

Polite expression used in place of words that might sound harsh.

What is Euphemism?

500

To be under.

What is -Sub?

500

An officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men. 

What is Centurion?

500

Pattern of stressed and unstressed symbols. 

What is Meter?