Literary Genres
This genre includes made-up stories that could happen in real life.
What is Realist Fiction?
The time and place of the story.
What is the setting?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
He wrote Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little.
Who is E.B. White?
The Chinese philosopher who wrote The Analects. (論語)
Who is Confucius?
Stories that involve magic, mythical creatures, or supernatural events.
What is fantasy?
The turning point where the conflict reaches its peak.
What is the Climax?
Words that imitate real sounds, like buzz or boom.
What is onomatopoeia?
She wrote the Harry Potter series.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This Chinese invention helped spread literature by making books easier to produce.
What is paper? (or printing)
A story that explains how something in the world came to be, often involving gods.
What is a myth?
The struggle or problem in the story.
What is the conflict?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
This classic novel features a young girl named Scout Finch.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird? (or Who is Harper Lee?)
One of China’s Four Great Classical Novels, telling the story of a pilgrimage to India.
What is Journey to the West?
Writing that gives information about real people, places, or events.
What is nonfiction?
The main character of a story. (Clue: Usually good)
Who is the protagonist?
A phrase or expression that cannot be understood literally.
What is an idiom?
He created the world of Middle-earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
The main character of Journey to the West known as the Monkey King. (西游记)
Who is Sun Wukong? ( 孙悟空)
A long narrative poem that tells the heroic adventures of a character.
What is an epic?
The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.
What is the theme?
A reference to a famous person, place, or event in history or literature.
What is an allusion?
This author wrote The Little Prince, a story about imagination and childhood.
Who is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry?
This novel focuses on the rise and fall of the Jia family in imperial China.
What is Dream of the Red Chamber? (红楼梦）