What P.O.V
I was walking down the street when I saw a cat
First person
A word that describes an action or state of being.
Verb
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a question.
Question mark
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another.
Synonym
He got us some ice cream
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
These are used to set off a direct quote or dialogue.
Quotation marks
An extreme exaggeration, such as "I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Antonym
I wanted to buy a car from the shop
First person
A word that modifies or describes a noun.
A punctuation mark used to connect two independent clauses without a conjunction.
Semicolon
Giving human qualities to non-human objects.
Personification
A word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning and spelling.
Homophone
You walk into the quiet cafe, the smell of roasted coffee beans instantly calming your nerves as you look for an empty seat.
Second person
This part of speech takes the place of a noun (e.g., he, it, they).
Pronoun
This "bouncy" punctuation mark shows strong emotion or excitement.
Exclamation point
The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in a sentence.
Alliteration
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Third person
A word that describes how an action is performed, often ending in "-ly."
Adverb
The type of error where two complete sentences are joined only by a comma.
Comma Splice
A comparison that says one thing is another thing (without "like" or "as").
Metaphor
The emotional or cultural association a word carries beyond its definition.
Connotation