6-8 Reading Literary Terms

A folktale(fictional story) about gods and godesses(mythology)

A Classification of literature, such as fiction, drama, poetry, etc.

A folktale, usually with talking animals, that always has a moral to it.

A comparison that shows a relationship between two things.

A comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as".

A type of literature that tells about real-life people, places, events, and things.

An American hero folktale full of extreme exaggerations.

A type of literature that tells a made-up story.

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

Gives the main idea and important details of a passage

A more generally stated topic concerning a passage's main ideas.

Restating something using different words(rephrasing).

Words, phrases, or sentences that give meaning to unknown words.

What a piece of writing is mostly about.

A play written to be performed by actors.