Unit One Vocab Review

What is a written account of a person's life written by someone else called?

• Historical Fiction

• Biography

• Myth

• Fiction

Which genre involves fictional stories set in real historical periods?

• Realistic

• Nonfiction

• Historical Fiction

• Drama

Which genre includes novels, short stories, and fantasy tales?

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Drama

What is an example of a biography?

• Gone with the Wind

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

• Hamlet

• Greek myths

What is an example of a drama?

• Death of a Salesman

• Wolf Hall

• Fantasy tales

• Biographies

What type of literature uses imaginative language and often employs meter and rhyme to evoke emotions or ideas?

• Autobiography

• Mystery

• Poetry

• Fiction

Which of the following is an example of an autobiography?

• Detective novels by Agatha Christie

• Sonnets and haikus

• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

• Science fiction novels

What genre of fiction involves a puzzling crime or event that must be solved?

• Poetry

• Autobiography

• Mystery

• Science fiction

Which of the following is an example of a mystery novel?

• Sonnets and haikus

• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

• Detective novels by Agatha Christie

• Science fiction novels

What is the main purpose of poetry?

• To solve a crime

• To provide a factual account of someone's life

• To evoke emotions or ideas

• To describe scientific concepts