Parts of Speech
A noun is a...
what is a person, place, thing or idea
Analogies are phrases that link together using as: Complete this analogy.
State is to country as ____ is to hour.
Minute
The most exciting part of the story. When we learn the outcome.
CLIMAX
The people and animals in a story.
Characters
The door slammed with a loud bang. What type of figurative language is this?
ONOMATOPEIA
Haylee wanted to go to the store. Haylee needs some gifts for a party. Haylee called for a taxi.
Instead of saying Haylee what can I say? What is the part of speech called?
She, pronoun
The store is closed we'll have to come back tomorrow.
What kinda of sentence is this?
Run-on
Events leading to the end of the story.
FALLING ACTION
The main message, lesson, or moral of the story.
Theme
That test was easy as pie. What type of figurative language is this?
My friends visit me frequently during the summer.
Name the two parts of speech in this sentence.
verb: visit
adverb: frequently
played soccer in the park
What kind of sentence is this? What is the correct way?
Fragment
Beginning of the story where characters and setting is introduced.
Expostion
When and where a story takes place.
SETTING
Perfect pancakes piled proudly on my plate. What type of figurative language is this?
ALLETERATION
The candle was kept under the table.
What is the preposition in the sentence above
UNDER
Because the weather was bad, the football game was canceled.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the sentence.
Because the weather was bad (dependent clause), the football game was canceled (independent clause).
End of the story. Ever one lives happily ever after.
RESOLUTION
The perspective from which the story is told. (first-person, third-person)
Point of View
The wind whispered through the trees. What type of figurative language is this?
PERSONIFICATION
Adjectives are words that describe a noun. What is the order of adjectives?
Number, Opinion, Size, Shape, age, color, material, purpose
83 Petunia Drive
Suite 5
San Jose, New Mexico, 87565
Abbreviate this address.
83 Petunia Dr.
Ste 5
San Jose, NM 87565
Where main characters faces a series os conflicts.
RISING ACTION
The sequence of events
PLOT
Her voice was music to my ears. What type of figurative language is this?
METAPHOR