Parts of speech
Noun
Person, place or thing
Ends a sentence
period
Where a story takes place
setting
comparing two unlike things using like or as
simile
What is Ms. Brock's favorite animal?
Cat
An action word
Shows excitement
exclamation point
The feeling a reader gets from a story
mood
a great exaggeration
hyperbole
What is Ms. Brock's favorite color?
Green
Adjective
Used to describe a noun
This indicates you should pause when you're reading:
comma
The author's attitude about what they're writing
tone
giving human traits to non-human objects
personification
What was Ms. Brock's favorite subject in school?
English or history
Conjunction
Joins words/groups of words (and, but, or...)
Ends a question
question mark
plot
a comparison of two unlike ideas
What is Ms. Brock's favorite holiday?
Halloween
Interjection
Used to express strong emotion
This joins two independent sentences together
semicolon
The central idea of a story
theme
sound words
onomatopoeia
What is Ms. Brock's backpack rule?
On the desk hook or the back of your chair