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
What does the O stand for in PLORE?
Organize the paragraphs
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
What all do you need to Locate?
Underline, Bold, Caps, Italicize
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
What does the E stand for?
Eliminate the incorrect answer choices.
Evaluate the correct answer with evidence.
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
What do you predict? What do you use to predict?
Title, subtitle, and text features.
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
What do we read first? Why?
The questions, because they give us the purpose for reading.