Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea
noun
Setting
This type of essay gives information
Informative
A person in a story
Character
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
A word that describes or modifies a noun
adjective
The main problem of a story
Conflict
the first sentence or question in an essay that is designed to grab the reader's attention
Hook
The villain of a story
Antagonist
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
An action
verb
The hero or central character in a story
Protagonist
The focus statement of an essay
Thesis
the most dramatic or intense point of a story
Climax
the repetition of the same sound at the starts of words or phrases that are close together
Alliteration
A word that describes or modifies a verb or adverb
adverb
a related series of events in the plot of a story that build toward the point of greatest interest
Rising action
A word or phrase that links different ideas
Transition
a state of excitement or nervousness that comes from not knowing what will happen next
Suspense
the practice of giving human traits to nonhumans in writing
Personification
A word used before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence
Preposition
The end of a story where the conflict is solved
Resolution
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
Plagiarism
a message or lesson about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text
Theme
exaggeration or overstatement, not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole