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Genres And Figurative Language
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1) a story that explains the inner meaning of the universe and of human life
A
myth
B
memoir
C
fable
D
theme
2) a prose selection which is invented (comes from the author’s imagination)
A
entertain
B
short story
C
nonfiction
D
fiction
3) categories used to classify text
A
nonfiction
B
plot
C
fiction
D
genre
4) imaginative writing that has a scientific basis
A
mystery
B
science fiction
C
nonfiction
D
genre
5) any prose selection that tells about something that actually happened
A
fiction
B
fable
C
memoir
D
nonfiction
6) a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources
A
fable
B
myth
C
memoir
D
folktale
7) a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition
A
folktale
B
myth
C
legend
D
fable
8) a fictional narrative meant to teach a moral lesson
A
folktale
B
fable
C
legend
D
short story
9) a form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her OWN life
A
journal
B
autobiography
C
biography
D
memoir
10) the story of a person’s life written by someone else
A
literature
B
novel
C
autobiography
D
biography
11) repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A
metaphor
B
idiom
C
figurative language
D
alliteration
12) a comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use words “like” or “as.”
A
hyperbole
B
metaphor
C
personfication
D
simile
13) when an inanimate object is given human characteristics
A
hyperbole
B
personification
C
onomatopoeia
D
idiom
14) an exaggerated statement used for effect
A
idiom
B
exaggeration
C
hyperbole
D
simile
15) any language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense
A
idiom
B
personification
C
hyperbole
D
figurative language
16) the use of the word whose sound imitates its meaning
A
idiom
B
onomatopoeia
C
hyperbole
D
alliteration
17) an expression whose meaning is different from the sum of its individual words
A
all of the above
B
idiom
C
figurative language
D
hyperbole
18) a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
A
personification
B
figurative language
C
metaphor
D
simile
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