Terms
Parts of Speech
Terms
Parts of Speech
Terms
100

This is where a story takes place.

The Setting

100

running

verb

100

When you compare two things using like or as.

Simile

100

kitten

noun

100

A person, place, or thing

Nouns

200

This is the problem of the story.

The conflict

200

baseball 

noun

200

When you are comparing two things and you say that something is another thing.

Metaphor

200

or

conjunction

200

What words take the place of nouns?

Pronouns

300

This is the end of the story when the problem has been solved.

Resolution

300

she

pronoun

300

When animals or objects take on human characteristics.

Personification

300

pretty

adjective

300

Describes a verb

Adverb

400

This is the message of the story or the lesson.

Theme

400

and

conjunction

400

When you exaggerate something.

hyperbole

400

quickly

adverb

400

Describes a noun

adjective

500

This is the most exciting part of the story where you know what's going to happen in the end.

Climax

500

behind

preposition

500

Peter Piper picked a peck of Pickled Peppers.

Alliteration

500

me

pronoun

500

Words that show direction such as behind, above, around.

Prepositions

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