Vocabulary
Having the quality of someone who is brave and strong.
What is heroic?
Walking very slowly.
What is sauntering?
This genre has larger-than-life characters, including a hero. It often contains events that could not possibly happen in real life and contains hyperbole.
What is a tall tale?
Words that are similar in meaning.
The way a story is being told.
What is point of view?
Standing still for a photo or painting.
What is posed?
Twisting something to remove excess.
What is wring?
This genre tells a story, has characters, and may rhyme.
What is poetry?
Words that have opposite meanings.
When a story is being told by the narrator using words like "he, she, they," etc.
What is 3rd person point of view?
Started or began.
What is commenced?
To have a strong effect on someone's feelings.
What is impress?
This genre includes stories that are not true, but could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
Words that sound the same but are written differently.
What are homophones?
When the story is told by the person themselves using words like "I, me, my," etc.
What is first person point of view?
Things you do to help someone.
What are deeds?
A literary term - using exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
This genre includes texts written about real people. They are typically written in third-person point of view and include historical facts.
What is a biography?
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
What are homographs?
When you form pictures in your mind while you read, you are doing this .
What is visualizing?
Making something seem bigger than it really is.
What is exaggeration?
Giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object.
What is personification?
This genre describes a hero or heroine's quest or set of tasks he or she must accomplish. It includes the repetition of actions or words and often includes foreshadowing and imagery.
What is a folktale?
The idea continuously developed throughout a poem developed by key words that identify the poet's subject or feelings about the poem.
What is theme?
The main character of a story who is strong, braver, and more clever than other characters.