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Name that Literary Device
Types of Non Fiction
Types of Fiction
Miscellaneous Writing
Literary Devices
100
a one sided presentation
What is bias?
100
tells stories of real life events
What is narrative writing?
100
presents a perplexing event which must be solved and completed by the end of the story
What is mystery?
100
a group of readers for which an author is writing
What is audience?
100
giving human like characteristics to non human objects or animals
What is personification?
200
the particular way in which a writer uses language
What is style?
200
writing that informs or explains
What is expository writing?
200
features a story where the characters and the plot are made-up, but the setting is real
What is historical fiction?
200
shares writer's thoughts and feelings about a personal experience
What is reflective writing?
200
the repetition of like sounds
What is alliteration?
300
the author's attitude towards the subject or reader
What is tone?
300
presents reasons and evidence to convince the reader to act or think in a certain way
What is persuasive writing?
300
based on fact, but incorporate made-up characters or story elements
What is realistic fiction?
300
spoken lines and stage directions, arranged in scenes and acts
What is are plays?
300
a word that is formed from the sound it makes
What is onomatopoeia?
400
viewpoint or opinion of the author
What is perspective?
400
uses details related to the senses to create mental images for the reader
What is descriptive writing?
400
uses plots which revolve around science and technology - often incorporating speculative story lines set in the future
What is science fiction?
400
lines of varying length, forming stanzas
What is poetry?
400
extreme over exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
500
a writer's reason for writing
What is author's purpose?
500
based on real, true facts
What is non fiction?
500
include elements in the plot which could not possibly happen in real life
What is fantasy?
500
simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia
What are literary devices?
500
use of words and phrases to create mental pictures
What is imagery?