Parts of Speech
Noun
A person, place, or thing (dog, pencil, friend)
Setting
Author's Purpose
Why the author wrote a story/essay
Simile
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' (He was as fast as a cheetah)
Topic Sentence
The first sentence in a paragraph
Verb
An action / to do something (run, sit, look)
Main Idea
The point/message
Conflict
The big issue in a story
Metaphor
Comparing two things by saying they're the same (life is a highway)
Claim
What is being argued in a paragraph/essay
Adjective
A describing word (pretty, cool, blue)
Theme
The main point/meaning of a story
Climax
The most intense moment/the peak of a story (the fight against the final boss)
Personification
Giving a non-human thing human/people traits (the pencil jumped / the dog had a plan)
Evidence
Facts that support/prove a claim
Adverb
Describes a verb or adjective (loudly, recently, here)
Protagonist
The main character (the hero - The Avengers)
Mood
The atmosphere of a story (the vibe - hopeful, sad)
Hyperbole
An over exaggeration (She jumped a million miles into the air)
Reasoning
Explains how evidence proves a claim
Preposition
Describes where something is (at, next to, on top)
Antagonist
The person who is against the protagonist (the villian - Thanos)
Resolution
The end of a story
Idiom
a phrase that means something other than what it means literally, but we understand it anyways (it's raining cats and dogs / the last straw)
Alliteration
Using words that start with similar sounds (The snake slithered slowly in the sand)