This document defines and provides examples of different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, and similes/metaphors. Nouns refer to people, places, things, or ideas. Verbs express existence, action, or occurrence. Adjectives modify nouns and describe attributes. Adverbs modify verbs and answer questions like how, why, when, or where. Prepositional phrases add meaning to nouns and verbs and begin with a preposition. Similes and metaphors make comparisons between two things or concepts.