Parts of speech
an action word
verb
What part of speech is the word "dog"?
noun
A person, animal, thing, creature, or being in a story?
Character
A comparison using like or as: The boy was as brave as a lion.
simile
A specific person, place, or thing, such as Aneudis, The Gilbert School, Winsted.
Proper Nouns
Person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
What part of speech is the word "suddenly"?
adverb
Time and place of a story?
Setting
A comparison without using like or as: Your son was a shining star in my classroom.
metaphor
A word that substitutes a noun in a sentence: mine are She, her.
pronouns
A describing word
Adjective
What part of speech is the word, "yellow"?
adjective
The main events in a story?
Plot
Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things: My heart jumped when my daughter surprised me.
personification
A word used to convey strong emotions: WOW, OH?
Interjections
a word that modifies a verb or adjective. End in "ly" sometimes
adverb
What part of speech is the word "and"?
conjunction
the problem of a story?
conflict
The use of descriptive words that mimic what they sound like: My stomach grumbled out of hunger.
Onomatopeia
A word that links one part of a sentence to another: in, out, below.
preposition
a word used to connect clauses or sentences
Conjunction
What part of speech is "running"?
verb
the moral of a story?
theme
A commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning: Some people throw in the towel before they even try.
Idiom
Name each part of speech in this sentence: She went to her house.
Pronoun, verb, preposition, pronoun, noun.