PARTS OF SPEECH
Names a person, place, or thing
Noun
Uses like or as
Simile
Correct: She ___ happy
is
Main character
Protagonist
Happy
Glad
Describes a noun
Adjective
Human traits to objects
Personification
Plural of child
Children
Opposes main character
Antagonist
Unhappy
Sad
Shows action
Verb
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Past tense of go
Went
Problem in the story
Conflict
Big
Large
Replaces a noun
Pronoun
Comparison without like or as
Metaphor
Its or It’s (It ___ raining)
It’s
Time and place
Setting
Fast
Quick
Connects words
Conjunction
Opposite words together
Oxymoron
Ends a question
Question mark
Lesson of the story
Theme
Smart
Clever