2. Repetitive sounds
Alliteration

3. The author's reason for creating a particular work
Author's Purpose

4. A form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her own life
Autobiography

5. The story of a person's life written by someone else
Biography

6. The techniques writers use to create and develop characters
Characterization

7. A device in which an episode or chapter ends at a moment of suspense
Cliffhanger

8. A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict

9. Words that characters speak out loud
Dialogue

10. A literary form involving parts written for actors to perform
Drama

11. A brief story that teaches a lesson
Fable

12. Literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element
Fantasy

13. A prose writing that tells an imaginary story
Fiction

14. Fresh and original descriptions that, while not literally true, help the reader picture ordinary things in new ways.
Figurative Language

15. A story passed from one generation to the next
Folktale

16. When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story
Foreshadowing

17. A type or category of literature
Genre

18. A story that is written to portray a time period or convey information about a specific time period
Historical Fiction

19. Extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole

20. Text that is written by authors to inform, to explain, to describe, to present information, or to persuade
Informational Text

21. Words or phrases that appeal to a reader's senses
Imagery

22. A story, usually based on historical fact, handed down from the past about a specific person
Legend

23. A comparison of two things that have some quality in common not containing the word like or as, it says one thing is another thing.
Metaphor

24. A story in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle
Mystery

25. A traditional story, usually of unknown authorship, that deals with the basic questions of the universe.
Myth

26. Writing that tells about real people, places, and events
Non-fiction

27. Use of words whose sound suggests their meaning ex. Buzz
Onomatopoeia

28. The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Personification

29. The sequence of related events that make up a story
Plot

30. A type of literature in which ideas, images, and feelings are expressed in few words
Poetry

31. The perspective from which a story is told, usually first or third person
Point of View

32. A story that has events that did not really happen but could have happened
Realistic Fiction

33. A story that is based on real or possible scientific developments
Science Fiction

34. The time and place where a story happens
Setting

35. A comparison of two things that have some quality in common containing the word like or as
Simile

36. Using a person, a place, an object, or an action to stand for something beyond itself
Symbolism

37. The message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work