Parts of Speech
Person, place, or thing
Noun
The end
Resolution
The acronym for coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS
Comparing things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Used most frequently at the end of a sentence, they identify a statement.
Period
Action or state of being
Verb
Background, setting, and characters
Exposition
Subject, verb, and complete thought
Simple sentence or independent clause
Giving human traits to non-human things
Personification
Used to show strong emotions
Exclamation point
FANBOYS
Conjunction
Most intense moment
Climax
Two independent clauses joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction
Compound sentence
Comparing things without "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Used when a speaker expects a response
Question mark
Describes a noun
Adjective
The problem or struggle
Conflict
A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence; also called a fragment
The central idea, message, or lesson of a story
Theme
The rules include the first word, I, proper nouns, and addresses
Capitalization
Describes how something is done
Adverb
The graphic representation of the events in a story
Plot mountain
A dependent clause followed by a comma and independent clause
Complex sentence
How the author creates a character using character traits
Characterization
When writing exactly what someone said, you need these two things
Comma and quotation marks