Parts of Speech
"action" word
synonym
person that writes a book
author
two words that have opposite MEANING
antonym
story about a person's life written by someone else
biography
person, place, or thing
noun
two words that sound the same usually at the end, Dr Seuss uses a lot of these
rhyme
person who draws pictures in a book
illustrator
adding a part to the end of a word
suffix
comparison using the words "like" or "as"
simile
describes a verb
adverb
adding a part to the beginning of a word
prefix
literature that is NOT real
fiction
literature that IS real
non-fiction
comparison NOT using the words "like" or "as"
metaphor
describes a noun
adjective
this word takes the place of a noun
pronoun
writing that uses descriptive words, usually written in verses
poem
a word that connects two sentences together
conjunction
two words that SOUND the same but have different spelling and meaning
homophone
"location" or "position" word
preposition
part of a poem that looks like a paragraph
stanza
a story about someone's life written by that person
autobiography
giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
the repeating of the same sound in the beginning of consecutive words
ex: Jim jumps to Jupiter
alliteration