Parts of Speech
Person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
A reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize
What is an Allusion?
A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem; the struggle could be internal or external
What is Conflict?
A word used to describe an action
What is a verb?
The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
What is Alliteration?
A writer's choice of words for clarity, effectiveness, and precision; can be formal or informal
What is Diction?
Words that describe a noun
What are adjectives?
A person or an animal, a thing or a natural force presented as a person, appearing in a literary work
What is a Character?
A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement for special effect
What is Hyperbole?
A word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
A word or expression that is not meant to be interpreted in a literal sense, but rather represents something, such as metaphor, hyperbole, personification, simile, etc.
What is a Figure of Speech?
Words or phrases that create pictures or images in the reader's mind; appeals to the visual sense
What is imagery?
A word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun
What is a pronoun?
The sequence of events or actions in a short story
What is the Plot?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not usually associated for comparison, typically, by calling one thing the other
What is a Metaphor?