Prairie Queen

This is a very old mnemonic children's poem – probably from the early 1900’s. They were still using it when I was in grade school. It’s clever, but personally, I think Grammar Rock is a lot more fun:

Every name is called a NOUN, as field and fountain, street and town;

In place of noun the PRONOUN stands, as he and she can clap their hands;

The ADJECTIVE describes a thing, as magic wand and bridal ring;

The VERB means action, something done – to read and write, to jump and run;

How things are done, the ADVERBS tell, as quickly, slowly, badly, well;

The PREPOSITION shows relation, as in the street, or at the station;

CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways, sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;

The INTERJECTION cries out, 'Hark! I need an exclamation mark!'

Through Poetry, we learn how each of these make up the PARTS OF SPEECH.