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Figurative Language
Genre
Text Structures
Fiction
You Should Know
100
Words that are sounds.
What is onomotopoeia?
100
A story about a person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
100

This is the text structure that shows how two or more things are alike and/ or how they are different.

Compare and Contrast
100
The time and place a story takes place.
What is setting?
100
What the story is mainly about.
What is main idea?
200
"She is as beautiful as a rose" is an example of...
What is a simile?
200
based on event in the past, or having once existed or lived in the real world
What is historical fiction?
200

This text structure gives a clear picture of a specific topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features, characteristics, or examples.

Description
200
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
What is the climax?
200
A character or force in conflict with the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
300
"If you tell her,you are just opening up a can of worms" is an example of...
What is a idiom?
300
imaginative or fanciful esp. dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters.
What is fantasy?
300

This text structure uses signal words like: first, second, next, before, after, finally...

Sequence or Chronological Order
300
The ending of a story.
What is the resolution?
300
The feeling the author creates in a story.
What is mood?
400
"The chair jumped across the room" is an example of...
What is personification?
400
based on what is real
What is realistic fiction?
400

This text structure uses signal words like: so, because, this led to, as a result, consequently, therefore, if...then, for this reason, .....

Cause and Effect
400
Point of view that uses "I".
What is first person?
400
A problem or struggle that the character faces with a character.
What is the conflict?
500
"The road was a ribbon of red" is an example of...
What is a metaphor?
500
story based on tradition or legend, which has a deep symbolic meaning. Myths are often used to explain universal and local beginnings and involve supernatural beings
What is a myth?
500

This is the text structure tells about a situation and how that situation was solved or addressed.

Problem and Solution
500
The point of view that knows the thoughts and feeling of many characters.
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
500
The message the author is trying to get across or teach.
What is theme?