Vocabulary This is a word that describes how something sounds Vrooooom Vrooooom went the loud car Onomatopoeia This is a silly expression that has a meaning that is NOT literal Example ID: 480704
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Genres of Literature
VocabularySlide2
This is a word that describes how something sounds.
Vrooooom Vrooooom went the loud car.Slide3
OnomatopoeiaSlide4
This is a silly expression that has a meaning that is NOT literal.
Example:
It is raining cats and dogs.Slide5
IdiomSlide6
This is a type of figurative language that uses exaggeration for effect.
Example:
Opal talked so much her beak fell off.Slide7
HyperboleSlide8
This is what we call a particular type or category of literature
,
(biography, informational, and
fantasy are a few
examples)
.Slide9
GenreSlide10
This is an implied comparison.
Example:
You ARE the wind beneath my wings.Slide11
MetaphorSlide12
This is a story based on real people and their marvelous deeds.
Tall
Tales
are examples of these.Slide13
LegendSlide14
This is a comparison that uses LIKE or AS.
Example:
He was AS fast
AS a cheetah
.Slide15
SimileSlide16
A
type of folk tale that contains elements of magic or enchantment of characters, plots, or settings.
Talking mirrors, hundred-year naps, and enchanted forests belong in this genre.Slide17
Fairy
Tales
“You are the
Fairest”Slide18
These are stories in which events can NOT happen in the real world. These stories are written by known authors and were not passed down
through generations
by story tellers like fairy tales were.Slide19
FantasySlide20
A sentence that has the same beginning consonant sounds repeated.
Example:
Nine nautical newts navigated near Norway.Slide21
AlliterationSlide22
Giving human qualities to an object or animal.
Mrs. Potts and chip (the teapot) are examples.Slide23
PersonificationSlide24
Stories that explain the creation of the world and events in nature.
The Greeks and Romans are most famous for these kinds of stories.Slide25
MythsSlide26
A simple story that has a lesson and the main characters are usually animals. Aesop is most famous for writing these kinds of stories.Slide27
FablesSlide28
A true story about someone’s life written by someone else.Slide29
BiographySlide30
A special type of fantasy that includes or is based on scientific principles.
(Stories about spaceships or robots would be in this genre)Slide31
Science FictionSlide32
Writing that has a rhythmic pattern and expresses feelings.Slide33
PoetrySlide34
A story about one event in your life. It is NOT about your entire life. Slide35
MemoirSlide36
A made up story based on facts from the past or an historical event.Slide37
Historical
FictionSlide38
A true story about
your
life that you wrote.Slide39
AutobiographySlide40
Facts and Ideas about a real topic.
(Text books and newspapers belong in this genre)Slide41
InformationalSlide42
A made up story about something that COULD really happen.Slide43
Realistic
Fiction