Parts of Speech
Story Time
Figuratively Speaking
Word Types
Constitution Day
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun
100
It's the life lesson that the story is about.
What is theme.
100
This comparison uses either "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
Two different words that mean basically the same thing - like "quickly" and "fast"
What is a synonym
100
It's the introduction to the Constitution
What is The Preamble
200
"Love" is this type of noun - you can't touch this.
What is abstract
200
This is the description of where a story takes place
What is the setting
200
This is when nonhuman things are given human traits
What is personification
200
These are two words that have opposite meanings - like "light" and "dark"
What is an antonym
200
They are the first ten amendments
What are The Bill of Rights
300
these are the three types of verbs we studied.
What are action, linking, and helping
300
This is something in a story that means something else
What is a symbol
300
This is when the author gives the reader hints about what is to come.
What is foreshadowing
300
These words sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings- like "bear" and "bare"
What are homophones
300
These are the three branches of the federal government
What are the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch
400
"Me," "I," "himself," and "it" are all examples of this part of speech
What is a pronoun
400
This is the point of view when the narrator is telling a story about himself.
What is first person
400
This is when you get a lot of the same sound repeated in the text
What is alliteration
400
These words are spelled and pronounced the same yet have different meanings - like "a furry bear" and "to bear a heavy burden"
What are homonyms
400
These are the first letters to the seven Articles of the Constitution
What are L E J R A S R
500
This usually separates the predicate from the subject
What is a verb
500
This word means the groups into which narratives are put into based on what type of story is being told.
What is genre
500
This is when the story takes an unexpected turn. The Twilight Zone was famous for their use of this technique.
What is irony
500
These words have the same spelling, but different sounds and meanings - like "a sow is a female pig" and "to sow wheat means to plat seeds"
What are homographs
500
That's Mr. Watkins' favorite TV show about a time-traveler in a big blue police box.
What is "Doctor Who"
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