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Mr. K rdg 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. | fantasy |
| Super sad stories or plays that are entertaining. Romeo and Juliet is the best example because at they end they both die! | tragedy |
| Beowulf is an example. This is a super long poem that tells a story, and I mean really, really long! | epic poem |
| This would be a story or a song that makes fun of something. | parody |
| Any literary work that is not true or based on fact. | fiction |
| Robinhood and Johnny Appleseed are examples of _____ - ______s. | folk-tale |
| _______ fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within the context of a scientific explanation. Think robots, space ships, and the and future! | science fiction |
| When I get old I'll write a story about my life - this is called an _________. I doubt anyone will read it. | autobiography |
| Tortoise and the hair - a ______ is a short story that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature (which are given human qualities), and that tells a moral. There's another one about a lion, mouse, and thorn, but I can't remember it! | fables |
| A ______ is like a fable, as it is a short story to teach a lesson, but they usually skip the animals and plants. Jesus used these to teach lessons! | parables |
| Classified as an autobiography, but usually shorter, sticking to the most important events. In other words: Personal ______ are short, non-fictional narratives written to recall episodes or incidents in an author’s life. | memoir |
| A _______ is a statement or situation that contradicts itself. The best forms of ____ are those which make sense even though they are self contradictory. "For millions of Christians the world over, eternal life awaits them after they die." | paradox |
| When a writer refers to something from history or literature and expects her audience to understand, she is making an___. "How long has it been raining? It seems as if it has been forty days and forty nights." (writer expects you to know the Noah story!) | allusion |
| The _______ _________ is the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thought, or sensations. "There has fallen a splendid tear, from the passion-flower at the gate." | pathetic fallacy |
| A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning. In Wrinkle, for example, Meg is a heroic character in the literal narrative, but also a figure representing every person on the Christian journey. | allegory |
| An original model or pattern from which other later copies are made. Cinderella is an example of an __________ for all later fairy tales. | archetype |
| "Bury the hatchet." "It's raining cats and dogs." These sayings started at some point in history and have meanings today that seem disconnected, but if you research where the saying comes from, it's cool! | idiom |
| It's an example of ______ that they named the Titanic "The Unsinkable Ship", and then, well, you know, it sank. | irony |
| ____ and ____ typically refers to the emotional atmosphere the writer establishes and maintains through the entire novel. | mood and tone |
| _____ are easy to make. Just a pair of homophones or a homograph and substitute one for the other in a phrase or sentence. "Did you hear about the man who lost his left side? He's all right now." | pun |
| Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella are both ____ ____. There is usually a "once upon a time" start and a "happily ever after" ending. | fairy tale |
| Anyone could tell one of these - just exaggerate a story and you are telling a _______ ________. Imagine your grandpa telling you that he "caught the biggest fish in the whole lake!" Think Paul Bunyan - real people, real stories that got "taller". | tall tale |
| Ben Franklin is famous for making the first one of these. He made his about farming, but today you can read one about science, weather, and many other topics. They usually come out once a year and have a lot of facts and datas. | almanac |
| An ___________ is a collection of literary works chosen by someone, usually around some sort of idea or topic. | anthology |
| ______ is a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually in the back of the book! | index |
| ________ is different from an index because this list of terms is in a special subject or topic and then has definitions. | glossary |
| _______ is a legendary or traditional story, usually one concerning a superhuman being and dealing with events that have no natural explanation. Think greek gods. | myth |
| A homograph for one of your organs, _______ is just like an index, but is more of a list of pictures, charts, or worksheets in the back of a book. | appendix |
| A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is close to. "The pen is mightier than the sword." The pen is an attribute of thoughts that are written with a pen; the sword is an attribute of military action. | metonymy |
| This is a lot like paradox, but an ______ is a figure of speech which seems to be self contradictory. "She had a terrible beauty.""There was a deafening silence." | oxymoron |
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