Parts of Speech
This names a person, place, thing or idea.
noun
What is a prefix?
A word part added to the beginning of a root word
Part of speech: cat
noun
Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
He was as quiet as a mouse.
The rose smelled like heaven.
simile
A mark used to seperate things in a list
comma
This tells what the subject of a sentence is or does.
verb
What is a suffix?
A word part added to the ending of a root word
Part of speech: Hollandale
proper noun
A statement that compares two things that are not alike.
He is a raging bull.
Metaphor
Marks used at the beginning and end of when someone is talking.
quotation marks
This describes a noun.
adjective
What are the different pronouns used in 1st and 3rd person narration?
First person uses pronouns like I, me, my and 3rd person uses pronouns he, she, it, they
Part of speech: bubbled
verb
An exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor.
I told you a million times to be quiet.
hyperbole
What are the 3 parts of a paragraph
topic sentence, detail sentences, and a conclusion
This modifies a verb.
adverb
What do you call a part of a poem consisiting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.
stanza
Part of speech: fuzzy
adjective
Gives human characteristics to non-living things.
personification
What do you call the underlying message or Big Idea of a story
theme
This connects to phrases or clauses in a sentence.
conjunction
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner free 500 pts.
Free 500 pts.
Part of speech: quickly
adverb
A statement that is a play on words.
Make like a tree and leave.
pun
What is it called when writers paraphrase, quote, or refer to the specific part of the text that we are using to back up or support our thoughts and ideas.
citing text evidence