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PARTS OF SPEECH
LITERARY TERMS
HOMONYMS, YOU HAVE TO SPELL YOUR ANSWER
DEFINITIONS
HODGE PODGE
100
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun
100
Comparing two things that are not alike without using the words "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor
100
This word shows that this belongs to someone
What is theirs
100
Wiseacre
What is a smart aleck
100
This is the word used when you give credit for using someone else's information
What is citation
200
This type of word modifies a noun
What is an adjective
200
Comparing two things that are not alike using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
This word means to be able to detect audible noice
What is hear
200
central idea or theme of a work
What is the purpose
200
This is when the words written mean exactly what they say
What is literal language
300
This type of word modifies a verb
What is an adverb
300
An exaggeration used in literature
What is a hyperbole
300
This word refers to a person who is considered possessed
What is witch
300
Something that can be "read into" a work
What is inferred
300
This part of speech is used to take the place of a noun
What is a pronoun
400
This type of word is usually a "doing" word
What is a verb
400
The way in which the writer portrays the characters in a play, book, or movie
What is characterization
400
Washington D.C. is the ________ of the United States
What is capitol
400
When something is not meant literally it is meant__________
What is figuratively
400
This part of speech links the noun to another word in the sentence.
What is a preposition
500
And, but, or, and nor are examples of this part of speech
What is a conjuntion
500
The subject of a talk, piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition.
What is theme
500
This person is in charge of the school and is your "friend"
What is the principal
500
Another word for decorum
What is appropriateness
500
This part of speech is used to show emotion!!!!!
What is an interjection