Figurative Language
Literary Genres
What's Wrong
Literary concepts
100

The figurative language that compares two unlike things using like or as

What is A Simile

100

This genre is made up-meant to entertain you

What is fiction

100

The cake contains raisins dried apricots pineapple pieces walnuts and almonds. 

What is-put a comma after raisins, dried apricots, pineapple pieces, walnuts, 

100

This is a logical guess from your brain and what you just read. 

What is an inference

200

This figurative language is an extreme exaggeration 

What is a hyperbole

200

This genre is not made up, it is real

What is Nonfiction

200

Cassie was old enough barely to remember when her family moved from the farm to the apartment in the city. 

What is barely old enough

200

This is how the text feels to the reader

What is Tone

300

This figurative language puts two contrasting words together to form one word-example: Jumboshrimp

What is an oxymoron

300

This subgenre of fiction seems real but has made up character

What is realistic fiction
300

Although he had tripped the silent alarm, the robber was able to escape when he saw the security guard by jumping from a second-floor window. 

What is by jumping from a second-floor window when he saw the security guard. 

300

This is how the reader feels as they are reading the text 

What is Mood
400

This figurative language is used to show the reader insight of what may happen later in the story

What is foreshadow

400

This subgenre is meant to inform you-it is full of facts

What is informational text

400

After an hour of hard work, we were finished stacking the hay bales in the loft of the barn; during that time, the farmer told us we were supposed to load them on the wagon.

What is afterward

400

This is why the author wrote the literary work 

What is author's purpose

500

This figurative language uses the same sound at the beginning of each word-example: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

What is alliteration

500

This subgenre is made up but contains historical aspects from history

What is historical fiction

500

I can't believe he said, I don't care!

What is-"I don't care!"

500

This is the main character of the story

What is a protagonist