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Poetry Types
100
What is fiction?
made up stories
100
Stories that sound real but are made up
realistic fiction
100
nonfiction book about a person's life, told by someone else
biography
100
What is a stanza?
paragraph of the poem
100
type of poem, from Japan, 3 lines long, 575 syllables, about nature
HAIKU
200
What is nonfiction?
true info, facts about people, places, events or things
200
Stories based on a real event, person or place, but the plot is made up
historical fiction
200
nonfiction book about a person's life, told by that person
autobiography
200
What is a syllable?
one sound of a word
200
type of poem, 5 lines long, 1 word topic, 2 adjectives, 3 ing verbs, 4 word phrase, 1 synonym
cinquain
300
Name 2 subgenres that are nonfiction
autobiography, biography
300
Stories involving the future, technology, aliens, or life after the end of the world
science fiction
300
BONUS: How old is Mrs. F?
26
300
what does anonymous mean?
we don't know who it was written by
300
type of poem, long, follows a pattern, honors the subject
ode
400
Name 2 subgenres that are fiction
any 2
400
Stories involving magic, magical creatures
fantasy
400
BONUS: What is Mrs. F's favorite book?
Lightning by Dean Koontz
400
type of poem, any topic, any size, no rules
free verse
400
BONUS: Where did Mrs. F go to middle school?
sms
500
An article we read in class is...
nonfiction
500
stories that include a lot of foreshadowing, cliff hangers, clues, a question to be solved
mystery
500
BONUS: What instrument does Mrs. F play?
clarinet, bass clarinet, or French horn
500
type of poem, 5 lines, AABBA, funny topic, "There once was a..."
limerick
500
BONUS: What is Mrs. F's favorite thing to teach?
poetry!