1. Semester Two Literature Review
Fiction
Non-fiction
Plot
Elements 20 40 60 80
100
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2. All works that are imaginary are called this
Fiction – 20 points
Category

3. This fiction work is less than 20 pages and can be read in one sitting
Fiction – 40 points
Category

4. This fiction work is longer
than a short story, and shorter
than a novel
Fiction– 60 points

5. All fiction works are centered
around this
Fiction – 80 points

6. Over 100 pages with a plot
that is imaginary; there may be
subplots and minor characters
Fiction – 100 points

7. All works that are real and
true to life are called this
Non-fiction – 20 points

8. A short piece of prose that
discusses a limited topic
whether humorous or serious
Non-fiction – 40 points

9. Longer non-fiction work of a person’s
life that is written by somebody else
Non-fiction – 60 points

10. A non-fiction work in which
the author describes his or her
life story is called an …
Non-fiction – 80 points

11. Three elements that both non-fiction and fiction may share
Non-fiction – 100 points

12. The series of events from the beginning to the end of a fiction or a non-fiction work are called…
Plot – 20 points

13. Name of beginning plot component in which characters, setting, and conflict are
introduced
Plot – 40 points

14. The part of plot in which the problem
becomes intensified, or more complicated
Plot – 60 points

15. Point of plot in which characters decide to
“take action” and the point of highest suspense
Plot – 80 points

16. Two types of conflict a reader
may find in a fiction work are
called …
Plot – 100 points

17. The voice talking in the poem
Elements – 20 points

18. “Internal” and “external” are types in both fiction and non-fiction
Elements – 40 points

19. An author intensifies suspense
and helps the reader by giving
clues
Elements – 60 points

20. Other than fiction and non-fiction,
All other written works are called this
Elements – 80 points

21. A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Elements – 100 points

22. A message that an author
wants to convey to the reader
Literary devices – 20 points

23. Figurative language in which
a nonhuman or nonliving thing
is talked about as if it were human
or alive
Literary Devices – 40 points

24. A comparison of two things without “like” or “as”
Literary Devices – 60 points

25. The use of words whose sounds echo their sense; buzz, tick tock, bark
Literary Devices– 80 points

26. Repetition of the same or very similar
Consonant sounds in words that are placed closely together
Literary Devices – 100 points