Parts of Speech
A person, place, animal, or thing.
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A noun
Compares two things using "like" or "as."
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A simile
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Lacey likes to shop at the mall.
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A simple sentence
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Hannah drove her car to the park.
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Hannah, car, and park
She was as pretty as a peach!
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A simile
A word used to describe a noun.
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An adjective
Compares two things not using "like" or "as."
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A metaphor
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Daryl likes to fish, but Johnny likes to hunt.
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A compound sentence
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Lewis' hair is short and curly, but Jack's hair is long.
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Short, curly, and long
The wind whispered as it blew across the beach.
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Personification
An action word.
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A verb
Two contradictory things appear side by side.
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An oxymoron
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When you get home, please take the trash out!
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A complex sentence
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Mr. Clark's dog ran down the street and jumped into a puddle, so Mr. Clark had to bathe him.
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Ran, jumped, and bathe.
Her eyes were ice against her golden skin.
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A metaphor
A word used to describe the location of/relation to an object.
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A preposition
An inanimate object is given human/life-like qualities.
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Personification
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Frederick does not like elevators because he is claustrophobic, so he takes the stairs.
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A compound-complex sentence
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Maria sat her heavy books on the floor next to her backpack.
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On and next to
The movie we watched was awfully good, I think.
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An oxymoron
A modifier for a verb or adjective.
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An adverb
Sarcasm or an event contrary to what is expected.
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Irony
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The team played well, but they lost anyway due to their lack of communication.
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A compound-complex sentence
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The eagle glided smoothly before landing gracefully on the tree branch.
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Smoothly and gracefully
The front page of the newspaper read, "Police Officer Arrested for Shoplifting!"
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Irony