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Parts of Speech
Figures of Speech
Literary Terms
100
Person, place, or thing. Example: Chair, door, car, dance
What is a noun?
100
When you exaggerate what you're saying with ephasis. Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
What is a hyperbole?
100
When and where a story takes place.
What is a setting?
200
Takes place of a noun. Example: You, he, she, we, us, they, them, it
What is a pronoun?
200
A grammatical term meaning two or more words in a row starting with the same sounds. Example: The wind whispered wildly.
What is alliteration?
200
The main character is pitted against some other person, or a group of people.
What is man vs. man?
300
Takes place of a verb (usually ends in ly). Example: Slowly, quickly
What is a adverb?
300
When you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human. Example: The sun smiled down at the children.
What is personification?
300
The forces against the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
400
Describing words Example: All colors, pretty, smart, large
What is an adjective?
400
When two unlike things are compared, generally by using the word like or as. Example: He is as hungry as a horse.
What is a simile?
400
When something unexpected happens. Example: Olympic swimming champion drowns in bathtub.
What is an irony?
500
Nouns that need a capital. Example: Ms. White, Honda, Calgary
What is a proper noun?
500
A word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clear description. Example: He was a lion.
What is a metaphor?
500
What something represents. Example: Canadian Flag
What is symbolism?