Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This paragraph should always come at the beginning of an essay
What is an introduction paragraph?
An antonym for beautiful
What is ugly?
This is where a story takes place
What is the setting?
When an author repeats a word or phrase multiple times for emphasis
What is repetition?
An action word
What is a verb?
This should always be used to support your writing
What is text evidence or a quote?
A synonym for grateful
What is thankful?
This is what we call all the events of a story
What is the plot?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
This type of writing's purpose is normally to entertain or tell a story
What is narrative or fiction?
A synonym for pleasant
What is enjoyable, good, or nice?
This could include first, second, or third person
What is point of view?
A common English idiom is "It's raining ______ and _______"
What is cats and dogs?
A word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
This sentence should always come at the end of the introduction paragraph
What is a main claim or thesis?
A synonym for catastrophe
What is a disaster?
The main character of a story
What is a protagonist?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
A word that can join two parts of a sentence together
What is a conjunction?
This type of writing includes no direct evidence from the text and provides a wide overview of the material in the text
What is a summary?
An antonym for mediocre
What is exceptional?
A lesson or message that can be communicated by a work of fiction
What is a theme?
This common English idiom is used to express how easy a task is