Quizlet Literary Terms:fact - hyperbole

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  1. fact: based on data or research
  2. fairy tale: stories involving magical creatures, tasks or journeys
  3. falling action: occurs just after the climax
  4. fiction: created stories; not based on real people
  5. flashback: characters thoughts about an event in the past
  6. folktale: story of simple people often involving the #3, 7
  7. foreshadowing: author warns the reader of coming events in the story
  8. generalization: a statement based on a number of events/data
  9. genre: type of fiction
  10. graphic organizer: a chart or log which helps configure thoughts
  11. historical fiction: created stories influenced by a true event
  12. homograph: words that are spelled the same with different meanings
  13. homonym: words that may sound the same but have different meanings
  14. hyperbole: exaggeration, often found in legends