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WPMSLit terms basic
WPMSLit terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an account of a person's life or part of it, written or told by another person | biography |
| the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest | climax |
| a story that is made up, it did not really happen | fiction |
| a person's account of his or her own life or part of it | autobiography |
| a work of literature meant to be performed for an audience by actors | drama |
| a song or a songlike poem that tells a story | ballad |
| a story that has no known author and was originally passed on from one generation to another by story telling | folktale |
| a person or an animal in a story, a play or another literary work | character |
| a story of extraordinary deeds that is handed down from one generation to the next by story telling | legend |
| overstating something to emphasize it or to be funny | exaggeration |
| writing that recreates a person, place, thing, event or an experience | description |
| a deliberate exaggeration in speech | hyperbole |
| a short story that contains a moral-a practical lesson about how to get along in life | fable |
| conversation between two or more characters | dialogue |
| a struggle between opposing characters or forces | conflict |
| the writer of a literary work or document | author |
| the writer's most important point, opinion, or message | main idea |
| the idea or message about life that a story or other literature reveals | theme |
| the repetition of accented vowel sounds in words that are close together in a poem | rhyme |
| the related events that make up a story | plot |
| a belief or an attitude which cannot be proved to be true or false | opinion |
| the words and sentences that are around a word that can help you guess it's meaning | context clues |
| things you already know about the topic before you read | prior knowledge |
| a comparison between two things using words such as "like","as","than",or "resembles" | simile |
| the kind of writing that tells a story | narration |
| the reason an action or reaction takes place | cause |
| the result or consequence of the cause | effect |
| an exaggerated and far-fetched story that is clearly not true, but told as though you should believe it | tall tale |
| the final part of a story when the conflict is resolved | resolution |
| when an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | personification |
| a comparison between two things where one thing "is" said to be another thing | metaphor |
| a final idea or judgement one comes to after considering all of the information | conclusion |
| rhythmic writing that uses imagery to appeal to our imagination and emotions | poetry |
| a short fictional narrative | short story |
| something that is proven to be true | fact |
| writer explains how or why one thing leads to another | cause and effect |
| the time and place of a story, play or poem | setting |
| a story that explains something about the world with gods or supernatural forces | myth |
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