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Genre
Figurative language
Author's Craft
Literary Elements
Anything Goes!
100
Set in the future, This genre's characters have superhuman abilities
Science Fictions
100
Extreme exaggeration to make a point
hyberbole
100
In fiction, an event occurs that is the opposite of what is expected
Situationa irony
100
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that represent sounds
100
The people or animals in the story are known as the story's __________________.
characters
200
Fiction that has animals as character and teaches a lesson
A Fable
200
two words used together with contradictiory meanings
oxymorons
200
The reader known something that the character does not know
Dramatic Irony
200
The Kanas crew likes cookies, candy, and computers. This sentence is a tongue twister or an example of ________________.
alliteration
200
What happens in the story is known as the story's _____________.
plot
300
Fiction based on real events that happened in the past
historical fiction
300
Giving human characteristics to objects or animals
Personification
300
Her smile was as bright as a star in the night sky. This sentence is an example of a ________________.
simile
300
Where in a book would you most likely find the definition of the word "alibi"? a. glossary b. table of contents c. title page
a. glossary
400
A story with no known author that was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth
Folk Tale
400
In a poem, a comparison is made for more than one line
extended metaphor
400
What is the correctly punctuated sentence? a. Each week, our class goes to music technology, gym, and art. b. Each week our class goes to music technology gym and art. c. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art? d. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art.
d. Each week our class goes to music, technology, gym, and art.
400
Which sentence is an example of personification. a. The trees danced in the wind. b. The trees were as green as grass. c. The trees shook like an earthquake. d. The trees were as colorful as a painting.
a. The trees danced in the wind. (Personification is giving human-like qualities to something that is not human)
400
In what source are you most likely to find another word that means the same thing as "frigid"? a. dictionary b. encyclopedia c. thesaurus d. atlas
c. thesaurus
500
hStory based on some historical fact that has been handed down from one generation to another
Legend
500
phrases which mean something other than literal meaning and cannot be translated in another language
idiom
500
Which sentence does NOT contain a misspelled word? a. We like doing science experimets in 4th grade. b. We like doing sciense experiments in 4th grade. c. We like doing science expiriments in 4th grade. d. We like doing science experiments in 4th grade.
d. We like doing science experiments in 4th grade.
500
The cold snow froze my toes. The repeating "long-O" sound in this sentence is an example of _______________.
assonance
500
What are the three types of connections you can make?
Text-to-text Text-to-self Text-to-world