Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes a noun.
adjective
“Her smile was as bright as the sun” is an example of this.
simile
When an author writes to give facts or explain something.
inform
The time and place of a story.
setting
words that sound alike at the end of lines are called this.
rhyme
Words like “quickly” and “silently” are this part of speech.
adverb
Giving human qualities to non-human things is called this.
personification
When an author writes to convince the reader to think or act a certain way.
persuade
A struggle between opposing forces in a story.
conflict
a group of lines in a poem is called this.
stanza
This part of speech replaces a noun to avoid repetition.
pronoun
“Boom,” “crash,” and “buzz” are examples of this.
onomatopoeia
When an author writes to make the reader laugh, feel emotions, or enjoy a story.
entertain
The central message or lesson of a story is called this.
theme
compares to things using like and as
simile
“And,” “but,” and “or” belong to this part of speech.
conjuction
An extreme exaggeration, like “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” is this.
hyperbole
The author’s attitude toward the subject.
tone
The sequence of events in a story.
plot
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds, like Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
a verb that shows a state of being like is, am, are, was, or were is called this.
linking verb
A comparison without using “like” or “as,” such as “Time is a thief.”
metaphor
The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates.
mood
The character or force that opposes the main character.
antagonist
When vowel sounds are repeated inside words, like The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
assonance