Name that part of speech.
She THREW the ball.
verb
She was as brave as a lion.
simile
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
marcus went to the baseball game yesterday.
Marcus
The time and place where a story, novel, or other narrative takes place
setting
Jessica grabbed the BOOK.
noun
The dog's bark resembled the roar of a lion.
metaphor
A comparison between two objects that does not use like or as.
metaphor
On tuesday, I am getting my braces off.
Tuesday
The sequence of events that make up the story.
Plot
She WENT to the park.
verb
The trees whispered secrets in the wind.
Personification
The overall message or moral of the story the author presents by writing their text.
Theme
Next Saturday, I am going to see the clemson football game.
Clemson
The actions and personality of a character within a story.
Characterization
Alex wore a PINK shirt.
adjective
The red and orange leaves crunched under my shoes.
imagery
Using descriptive words and five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind.
imagery
I got an in my english class.
English
The struggle between opposing forces within a story, typically the protagonist and an obstacle.
Conflict
The DOG was barking.
noun
I am so hungry I could eat a cow.
Hyperbole
A major over-exaggeration.
hyperbole
Ron and i went and got ice cream at Freddie's.
I
You use these around when you use information that is word for word from another text within your own writing. "..."
Quotation marks