Parts of Speech 1
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
“She was a shining star on the basketball court” is an example of this literary term.
What is a metaphor?
A soccer player argues with her teammate during the championship game.
What is character vs. character?
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This part of speech replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this literary term.
What is personification?
"I have a million things to do today" is an example of...?
What is hyperbole?
A hiker struggles to survive during a blizzard in the mountains.
What is character vs. nature?
This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is an adverb?
This part of speech connects clauses, phrases, or words together.
What is a conjunction?
This literary term is a reference to a famous person, place, event, book, or myth.
What is allusion?
“The bacon sizzled loudly in the pan” uses this sound device.
What is onomatopoeia?
A student wants to stand up to a bully but is too afraid to speak.
Character vs. Self
This part of speech is used to express strong emotions.
What is an interjection?
This part of speech is a word placed before a noun to define it
What is an article?
“Silent snakes slithered slowly” is an example of this device.
What is alliteration?
In “The icy wind punched me in the face like a boxer,” identify TWO literary terms.
What is personification and simile?
A teenager breaks a law because they believe it is unfair.
Character vs. Society
In the sentence “They went to the store after school,” this is the preposition.
What is “to” (or “after”)?
What are the three articles?
What is a, an, and the?
“Break a leg” is an example of this literary term.
What is idiom?
A story about perseverance might have this theme.
What is never give up?
An astronaut fights against a spaceship’s malfunctioning AI system.
Character vs. Technology