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“the tornado danced across the field” is an example of this

type of language.

What is

personification?

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“his lips were like roses, his nose like

a cherry” is an example of this

type of language.

What is a simile?

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“Sally sells sea shells by the

seashore” is an example of this

type of language.

What is alliteration?

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The Franks being captured by the Nazis

just as the war was ending exhibits this

literary element.

What is irony?

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Referring to Stonewall Jackson

in To Kill a Mockingbird is an example of this literary element.

What is an

allusion?

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This genre takes place in the future and uses scientific

data or assumptions in the

story.

What is science fiction?

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Characters in this genre may

solve a problem by

using magic.

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What is fantasy?

This form of fiction is longer,

has many characters and a complicated plot.

What is a novel?

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The story becomes more complex in this part of the plot.

What is an rising action(complications)?

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Dialogue in this genre reflects

words and attitudes realistic to the time period.

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What is historical fiction?

Zeus might be the main

character in this type of

folklore.

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What is a myth?

Aesop’s fables had this clear

purpose in mind.

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What is to teach a moral lesson?

“Knowledge of ordinary people”

is the goalof this genre.

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What is folklore?

Exaggerated characters and heroic acts are features of this type of story.

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What are tall tales?

The brothers Grimm were

among the first to write these

down.

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What are fairy tales?

This is a short piece that deals with one topic; you will write many at DHS!

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What is an essay?

Using research or interviews, the

author describes how a person

affected society in this genre.

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What is a biography?

This genre reveals the whole of the author’s life.

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What is an autobiography?

The author writes about a

specific incident or event in this form of writing.

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What is a memoir?

All non-fiction can be

categorized by these two purposes.

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What is informative and literary?

The repetition of sound

creates this poetic device.

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What is a rhyme?

Poetry with no regular pattern

of rhyme or rhythm is

referred to by this term.

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What is “free verse”?

These modern stories may have

supernatural elements and typically happen to a friend of a friend.

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What are urban

legends?

Words such as “black, wet,

velvety night”; they appeal to the five senses.

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What is imagery?

These stories are based on fact; the

people or situations may have actually

existed.

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What are legends?

Lit. Terms

“I never tell the truth” is an example

of this.

What is a paradox?