Parts of Speech
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, animal or idea.
Noun
This simple contraction combines the words "I" and "am" to form a shorter word, as in the sentence, "____ happy today".
I'm
This is a person, animal, or made-up creature that the story is mostly about.
Character
This type of figurative language compares two different things using the words "like" or "as," such as in the sentence, "The athlete ran as fast as lightning".
Simile
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cherp, churp, chirp
chirp
This part of speech is an "action word" that tells what someone or something is doing.
Verb
This punctuation mark is used to take the place of missing letters when two words are squeezed together to make a contraction.
Apostrophe
This part of the story introduces the main characters and the setting before the action begins.
Beginning (or Exposition)
This comparison describes one thing by saying it is something else without using "like" or "as," such as, "The classroom was a zoo during the holiday party".
Metaphor
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matc, match, mach
match
This part of speech is a describing word that gives more information about a noun.
Adjective
To form this contraction, you combine the words "is" and "not" and replace the letter "o" with an apostrophe to get "_____".
Isn't
This is the part of the story where the character faces several small challenges or conflicts that build tension leading up to the climax.
Rising Action
This term refers to words that imitate the natural sounds of an object or action, like "clatter," "boom," or "hiss".
Onomatopoeia
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coch, caoch, coach
coach
This specific type of noun always starts with a capital letter because it names a particular person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
This contraction combines the pronoun "we" and the word "will," resulting in the word "_____" as in, "____ be here soon".
We'll
This part of the story arc is where the most action happens and where the characters usually face a big problem.
Climax (or Middle/Plot)
This occurs when a writer gives human qualities or actions to an object or animal, such as, "The old trees whispered to each other in the wind".
Personification
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erj, urje, urgeurge
This part of speech often ends in "-ly" and describes how, when, or where an action happens, such as "quickly" or "loudly."
Adverb
This tricky, irregular contraction doesn't follow the normal rules; instead of being "willn't," it changes completely to "_____".
This is the big idea or the "heart" of the story that teaches the reader a lesson, like "always be kind."
Theme, Lesson
This is a common phrase where the meaning is not the same as the literal meaning of the individual words, such as "piece of cake" (easy) or "break a leg" (good luck).
Idiom
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revult, revolte, revolt