Literature Words 3

Personification

• figure of speech that makes something nonliving seem alive

• a figure of speech that uses like or as

• language that is used for serious speech writing

• statements that can be argued

Formal language

• statements that can be argued

• speaking in Chinese

• language that is suitable for serious speech and writing

• humorous language

Facts

• something that is not true

• a story that has unreal characters

• a statement that can be proven true

• small amounts of information

Opinions

• a statement that can be argued

• a statement that is funny

• a statement that can be proven true

• a strange question

Realistic fiction

• a story that has talking animal

• a story that uses extreme exaggerations (hyperbole)

• a story that begins with "Once upon a time"

• a story that has characters and events that are like real life

Conclusion

• a reasonable judgement made after looking at the facts

• being confused

• the beginning of a story

• a boring story

Generalization

• a long, exciting story

• statements that cannot be proven true

• a conclusion based on small amounts of information

• a story that uses hyperboles

Humor

• a sad story

• words that mean the same thing

• a problem

• funny parts of a story

Synonyms

• words that have the opposite meaning

• words that are spelled different

• words that have almost the same meaning

• words that are confusing

Conflict

• a happy ending

• a problem

• the solution to the problem

• a question that goes unanswered