Prose & Poetry
Figurative Language
Plot Development
Character Development
Genres
100

The term for a horizontal grouping of words

Lines

100

Compares two unlike things with "like" or "as"

Similie

100

The part of the story where the conflict's intensity lessens.  This is after the climax

Falling action

100

The literary device that shows how characters look, act, think, and feel

Character development

100

This genre tells a brief story that entertains while providing insight about life

Realistic fiction

200

Groups of lines in poetry are called

Stanzas

200

Gives human qualities to something not living 

Personification

200

Conflict gets the most intense and action build to this part

Climax

200

The type of character development that is converstion among characters

Dialogue

200

This genre expresses ideas in lines that may be grouped in stanzas

Poetry

300

Memoirs are written in this style with complete sentences and paragraphs

Prose

300

Words that sound like the object or action to which they refer

Onomatopoeia

300

Conflict develops in this part, and additional problems are introduced

Rising action

300

These are details that relate to the senses and help readers picture characters and scenes

Description

300

If there are robots and hover cars, what might the genre be?

Science Fiction

400

Words and phrases that appeal to the senses

Sensory language

400

The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

Alliteration

400

The part of the story where characters and situations are introduced

Exposition

400

Statements written directly about characters' traits

Direct characterization

400

The purpose of this genre is to share memories from the writer's life

Memoir

500

The message or lesson an author wants the reader to understand; an insight about life.

Theme

500

Exaggeration

Hyperbole

500

The viewpoint about a topic each speaker will convey

Perspective

500

The way a character thinks, acts or speaks contribute to this, the writer's attitude toward the topic

Tone

500

In this genre, the narrator is the voice that tells the story by expressing his/her point of view.  This is a genre you listen to.

Media or Oral storytelling