Parts of Speech 1
This part of speech identifies a person, place, or thing.
noun
Dog, cat, mouse
nouns
a comparison using "like" or "as".
simile
The time and place in which a story happens; it includes not only physical surroundings but also ideas, customs, values and beliefs.
setting
The first paragraph of a paper that establishes what the paper is about.
introductory paragraph
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
verb
and, but, or
conjunctions
a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.
metaphor
the actors in a story’s plot.
characters
The final paragraph of a piece of writing that restates the intro to drive home the point.
concluding paragraph
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or adverb
adverb
under, over, behind
pepositions
an extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
refers to the standpoint from which a story is told. The person telling the story is called the narrator.
point-of-view
a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is usually expressed in one sentence.
Thesis statement
This part of speech shows direction, location, or time, or introduce an object.
preposition
is, are, was, were
verb
applying human characteristics to non-human objects.
personification
the central message of a story that readers can apply to life (it can be stated directly or implied).
theme
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author.
citation
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
conjunction
very, really, much
adverbs
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
allusion
the sequence of events in a story.
plot
a brief passage of text that provides a potential topic idea or starting point for an original essay, report, journal entry, story, poem, or other forms of writing
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