| A | B |
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| Fiction | stories with imaginary characters and events |
| Realistic Fiction | stories with characters who take part in activities that could really happen |
| Historical Fiction | stories set in the past with characters who take part in actual historical events |
| Science Fiction | stories involving actual or future scientific phenomena |
| Fantasy | stories set in make-believe worlds, often with non-human characters |
| Mystery | stories with characters who try to solve a crime or unexplained event |
| Nonfiction | true stories of actual events or characters |
| Biography | a person's life story written by another person |
| Autobiography | A person's life story written by himself or herself |
| Folk Tale | contain heroes, adventure, magic, or romance; reflect cultural beliefs |
| fable | a brief story or poem, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral |
| myth | explains elements of nature or origins, contains gods or heroes |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words or phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (ex: click, snap, and pow) |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject |
| mood | the emotion felt by the reader |
| theme | a truth about life revealed in writing |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things using forms of be |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| personification | a nonhuman thing takes on human characteristics, actions, or emotions |
| idiom | an expression that has a meaning particular to a language or region |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| static | one who does not change |
| dynamic | one who changes or grows emotionally during the course of the work |
| direct characterization | the writer states the character's traits and/or characteristics |
| indirect characterization | a writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character traits |
| protagonist | main character in a literary work |
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with a main character |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| quotation | character's exact words or thoughts |
| characterization | the act of creating and developing a character |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| author's purpose | PIE - persuade, inform, or entertain |
