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Figure of Speech
DEFINITION: a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage. HOW TO: Examples of Figures of speech are: Alliteration Assonance Anaphora Hyperbole Irony Metaphor Oxymoron Personification Similes Onomatopoeia Synecdoche Understatements Everyday Use: Figures of speech can be found in every day conversations, books, movies and songs.
Parts of Speech
DEFINITION: ARTICLES are three little words we use often Examples: a, an, and the A NOUN is a word for a person, place, or thing. The “naming word” represents everything we can see or talk about. Examples: Mary, or garden, toy, or swing ADJECTIVES are describing words, Examples: grand, tiny, pretty, white, or brown VERBS are doing words. A verbs express physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. Examples: To talk, sleep, fight, sing, jump, or run ADVERBS modify verbs. They inform us of when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed. Examples: Boldly, sadly, quickly, badly, well CONJUNCTIONS join words or groups of words together. The most common ones are and, or, and but. Examples: boys and girls, sunshine or rain The PREPOSITION stands before a noun Examples: in or through an entrance INTERJECTIONS are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. They are incorporated in a sentence (usually at the start) to express a sentiment such as surprise, repulsion, happiness, excitement, or enthusiasm. Examples: Hey! Get out the way! Oh, that is a wonderful. Good! Now it’s over. The whole are called the PARTS of SPEECH, HOW TO: In a sentence, each and every word or phrase can be classified as one of these parts of speech depending on its purpose in the sentence. Keep in mind, in English, a word which performs a particular function in one sentence might perform a different function in another. Everyday Use: The parts of speech are used every day reading, writing, and conversation.