Story Characteristics
Poetry
Poetry2
Genre
Misc.
100
When and where the story takes place.
What is Setting?
100
Repetition of accented syllables with the same vowel sounds at the end of words.
What is Rhyme?
100
Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is Simile?
100
Stories that are not true, but are set during a real event in history.
What is Historical Fiction?
100
The reason for writing.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
It is who is in the story and who the story is about.
What is Characters?
200
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
What is Personification?
200
Repetition of the same beginning sounds.
What is Alliteration?
200
Stories that blend real-life circumstances with fake characters and plot.
What is Realistic Fiction?
200
Gathering clues to make an educated guess.
What is Inference?
300
It is what happens in the story.
What is Plot?
300
It's an over exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
300
Poetry is written in this form.
What is lines and stanzas?
300
Stories that have been spoken down from generation to generation that usually have a theme.
What is Folktale?
300
A brief statement telling what the text is about.
What is Summary?
400
It is an action and reaction. One event happens because of an earlier event.
What is Cause and Effect?
400
Comparing two things NOT using like or as.
What is Metaphor?
400
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is Rhythm?
400
Stories about human interaction with gods.
What is a Myth?
400
The lesson or moral of the story.
What is Theme?
500
It's what the story is mainly about.
What is Main Idea?
500
A word that makes or imiates a sound.
What is Onomatopeia?
500
Using words that do not really mean what they actually say.
What is Figurative Language?
500
Text written in first person about their own life events.
What is Autobiography?
500
The narrator is outside of the story telling what happen to the characters.
What is Third-Person Point of View?