Pop Quiz Review: Parts of Speech and Figures of Speech

Vocabulary flashcards covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and common figures of speech from the notes.

Noun

A word that names a person, place, or thing.

Concrete noun

A noun that can be touched or sensed (e.g., house).

Abstract noun

A noun that cannot be touched or sensed (e.g., happiness).

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun, giving details such as size, color, or shape.

Verb

A word that expresses action or a state of being; shows tense.

Adverb

A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; often ends in -ly.

Tense

A feature of verbs that places the action in past, present, or future time.

Irregular adverbs

Adverbs that do not form using the standard -ly ending or have irregular forms.

Good (adjective) vs well (adverb)

Good describes a noun; well describes a verb or adjective (e.g., 'I did well in math').

Simile

A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes an implicit or direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words to create a musical or emphatic effect.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a natural sound (e.g., 'buzz', 'clang').