Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of this literary device.
What is alliteration?
In "You Should Wear Khakis With That," this is the reason the narrator changes her outfit.
What is to impress someone else?
This unit’s theme explores the importance of asking these.
What are questions?
In Instant Messaging, a key disadvantage is the lack of this in communication.
What is face-to-face connection or emotional expression?
“Quickly” in the sentence “She ran quickly” is an example of this.
What is an adverb?
“The sun smiled at us” is an example of this.
What is personification?
“Rites of Passage” explores this concept which marks important life changes.
What is a rite of passage?
In I Am Malala, Malala fights for this right.
What is the right to education?
In A Mysterious Contraption, this girl and her mother build an x-ray machine.
Who is Irene?
This word in the sentence “Hey! You should find my phone under the chair” is an interjection.
What is “Hey”?
“As cute as a kitten” demonstrates this type of comparison.
What is a simile?
In “Catch,” this character helps an old man find his dog and plays the oboe.
Who is Rita?
In After You My Dear Alphonse, this character is guilty of racial stereotyping.
Who is the mother?
This story shows how bicycles can contribute to a healthier and greener lifestyle.
What is On the Trail to a Greener Future?
This part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and another word. Example: “under the chair.”
What is a preposition?
“Scars are the roadmap to the soul” is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
In “A Desk for My Daughter,” this object becomes a symbol of love and opportunity.
What is the desk?
The Mending Wall uses the wall as this kind of symbolic barrier
What is a metaphor?
Leah Otak uses technology to preserve this.
What is her native culture or language?
In the sentence “The teacher gave the students homework,” this word is the verb.
What is “gave”?
“Ding-dong” and “buzz” are examples of this sound-based device.
What is onomatopoeia?
In “Conversation with Myself,” the speaker reacts this way when she cannot answer her own questions.
What is she sticks out her tongue at herself in the mirror?
In The Scholarship Jacket, the protagonist believes she shouldn't pay because of this reason.
What is it should be earned, not bought?
This literary device is used in ads to help us remember slogans, like rhyme and hyperbole.
What is figurative language?