A paragraph is an excerpt.
"Loud as thunder" is a simile.
The word syllable has two syllables.
A direct quotation is a kind of figurative language.
A novel about made-up people is fiction.
You can write a different versions of a story.
A published story can be read by many people.
A report card is not a document.
Fantasy is a genre of literature.
Idioms can be used in everyday speech.