Literary Terms Quiz #1

Cold and hot are examples of words with opposite meanings.

A person's account of his or her own life.

Stories of real people, things, events, and places.

Words that sound the same but have different meanings.

Written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader that often uses rhythm and rhyme.

Titles, table of contents, glossary, index, bibliography, and other parts of a book.

To inform, to persuade, or to entertain

Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.

The different categories of writing.

An account of a person's life that is written by another person.

Stories that have made-up people and events.

A way to compare two things by showing the relationship between them.

Mr., Mrs., Dr., and St. are all examples of what?

Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens is an example of this genre.

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the conclusion of the book.

The "I Survived..." series is an example of this genre. The setting is real but the characters are made up.

Venn diagrams, story maps, and flow charts are example.

To tell how two or more things are similar is known as what?

Words that have similar meanings.

Pictures, charts, graphs, and maps are examples of these.

A type of fantasy that uses technology such as robots, time machines, etc.

A story using made up characters, but could really happen.

To tell how two or more things are different.

A fictional story that includes things like talking animals and magical powers.