Elements of Fiction
Genre
Figurative language
Vocabulary
Grammar
100

 What is the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place called? 

Setting

100

What is the writing or cinema that is about facts and real events called?

 Nonfiction

100

Lucy's eyes shone like diamonds. This sentence is an example of a ____________ .

Simile

100

To study (something) closely and carefully is to ___________________ .

Analyze

100

Ramesh eats pizza. Identify the verb in the sentence.

Eats

200

What is the central idea or ideas explored in a story called?

 Theme

200

Which genre do stories that are impossible to take place in this world dealing with magical powers belong to?

Fantasy

200

What is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way called?

Metaphor

200

To add notes, labels, or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.) is to _____________ .

Annotate

200

Lara loves music and plays instruments too. This is a compound sentence. True or False?

False.

300

What is the ordered sequence of events that make up the story called?

The Plot

300

What do we call the genre of literature that is characterized by believable events and characters?

Realistic fiction

300

What is the use of symbols to represent things, especially in art and literature called?

Symbolism

300


To make clear by reasoning or evidence using examples, diagrams or data is to ____________ .

Demonstrate

300

Birds build nests, and they fly to find food. Identify the coordinating conjunction used in the sentence.

And

400

What is the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved in a story called?

The climax

400

What do we call the form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language? 

Poetry

400

What is the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something which is not human called?

Personification

400

To understand clearly and grasp the nature, and meaning of something is to ____________ .

Comprehend

400

In FANBOYS, "N" stands for __________ .

Nor

500

What is the literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces called?

The Conflict

500

What is the type of literature that is written for the purpose of being performed in front of an audience?

Drama

500

What is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes called?

Onomatopoeia

500

To see the difference between two objects, people or places is to ____________ .

Contrast

500

My sister spilled the milk, _______ I was the one who was blamed. Fill in the blank using an appropriate coordinating conjunction.

yet