Parts of Speech Rhyme

Three little words you often see
Are ARTICLES, a, an, and the.

A NOUN'S the name of anything;
As school or garden, hoop or swing.

ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun;
As great, small, pretty, white, or brown.

Instead of nouns the PRONOUNS stand;
Her face, his face, our arms, your hand.

VERBS tell of something being done;
To read, count, sing, laugh, jump, or run.

How things are done the ADVERBS tell;
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.

CONJUNCTIONS join the words together;
As men and women, wind or weather.

The PREPOSITION stands before
A noun, as in or through a door.

The INTERJECTION shows surprise;
As oh! how pretty! ah! how wise!

The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

Anon.