| A | B |
| alliteration | Same lletter sound is repeated |
| atlas | has maps and facts about places |
| dictionary | tells what words mean and how they're pronounced |
| drama | story with strong emotion :) :( |
| encyclopedia | set of informative books in ABC order; good for research |
| fable | story with a lesson, often with animals, like the Tortoise and the Hare |
| fiction | not a true story |
| folktale | tale told by mouth among common people |
| index | list in ABC order- tells what page to find information |
| biography | story about someone's life |
| autobiography | story about one's own life |
| legend | story passed down of brave hero; may be historical |
| myth | story that explains something in nature, like moon's face |
| nonfiction | true |
| onomotapoeia | sound word; ex., slam, blast, boom |
| poem | has rhythm and maybe rhyme; looks like a song |
| realistic fiction | untrue story, that seems realistic, believable |
| sensory detail | uses hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting or feeling |
| thesaurus | shows words with similiar meanings; has synonyms and antonyms |
| fairy tale | magical story (dragons, prince, princess, once upon a time) |