Poetry
Mystery

Figure of speech
Genres
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100

This poem has four lines

What is a quatrain

100

A feeling of excitement about what might happen in a mystery story.

What is suspense?

100

The repetition of beginning sounds.

What is alliteration?

100

Magic and imaginary characters are often part of this type of story.

What is a fantasy?

100

Humans, nature and self are possible in an adventure story.

What are adversaries?

200

This poem is three lines and usually about nature

What is a haiku?

200

A person who solves mystery.

Who is a detective?

200

 The comparison of two things uses the word like or as.

What is simile?

200

A type of fiction that is set in the past and contains accurate information about that time.

What is historical fiction?

200

A type of story that depicts a hero on a quest.

What is an adventure?

300

A poem that tells a story, usually with four stanzas

What is a ballad?

300

A person who may be responsible for a crime.

Who is suspect?

300

The restatement of words or phrases to emphasize.

What is repetition.

300

A story of this kind often takes place on another planet or in the future.

What is science fiction?

300

A type of source of information for a biography?

What is an interview?

400

A poem with two lines that rhyme

What is a couplet?

400

A false clue in a mystery story

What is a red herrring/

400

An exaggeration, often used to create humor.

What is hyperbole?

400

The story of someone's life that is written by someone else.

What is a biography?


400

The feather danced across the sky is example of?

What is personification?

500

A five line poem, where each line has a certain function

What is a cinquain?

500

The part of a mystery in which the solution is revealed.

What is a denouement?

500

The way a person speaks 

What is dialect?

500

A type of fiction which is made up but contains true-to-life characters, setting and plot.

What is Realistic Fiction?

500

The ability to do a crime is called?

What is  the means?