front 1 ![]() Noun | back 1 a person, place, thing, idea eg: table, person, cat |
front 2 ![]() Pronoun | back 2 Refers to the noun eg: I, me, he, she, it, they, them, us, we |
front 3 ![]() Verb | back 3 an action word eg: run, walk, study, watch, talk Verbs change form: ran, run; study, studied |
front 4 Adverb | back 4 Describes how an action was performed eg: Malachi ran fast. Often ends in -ly; Malachi ran slowly. |
front 5 ![]() Adjective | back 5 Describes a noun eg: The smooth desk; the fuzzy dog |
front 6 ![]() Comparative | back 6 An adjective that compares TWO things eg: Eru is taller than Sonny. Don't forget: 3+ syllables = MORE (word) eg: more beautiful |
front 7 ![]() Superlative | back 7 Compares one thing to many eg: Eru is the tallest in the class. Don't forget: 3+ syllables = MOST (word) eg: most beautiful |
front 8 ![]() Listing | back 8 To name several items in a row eg: When I go to Wellington, I'll pack my toiletries, clothes, and a pillow. |
front 9 ![]() Repetition | back 9 Repeating a word or phrase on purpose to create rhythm eg: I have told you and told you and told you to brush your teeth! |
front 10 ![]() Simile | back 10 To compare one thing to another to help the reader imagine; uses "like" or "as" to do so My love is like a flaming sword. |
front 11 Onomatopoeia | back 11 ![]() A word that creates a specific sound |
front 12 ![]() Alliteration | back 12 When the start of more than two words make the same sound The crazy kitty ran in circles. (Notice the starting sound of "circle" is /S/, not /K/ |
front 13 ![]() Personification | back 13 To make a non-human thing do a human-like action The wind whispered through the trees. |
front 14 ![]() Rhyme | back 14 When the ending words sound similar Five foot two, Eyes of blue... Oh what those five feet can do! (Hasq2 |
front 15 ![]() Rhythm | back 15 Using syllables to create a sound pattern eg: Two households, both alike in dignity (10) / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene (10) / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny (10) / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (10) |