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parts of speech review
ify the part of speech of each underlined word in the paragraphs that
n. write the part of speech on the numbered line. use the following
eviations:
noun (n) adjective (adj) pronoun (p)
conjunction (c)
verb (v) adverb (adv) preposition (prep) interjection (in)
demeter and persephone
ne story of demeter and persephone was first told by homer in a greek poem datin
to the seventh century. it tells the tragic tale of demeter, the goddess of the harvez
her daughter, persephone.
one day persephone was on earth picking flowers. suddenly the ground opened up
she was taken hostage by hades, the lord of the underworld.
demeter could not get over her grief. the year was dreadful for mankind all over the
ch because demeter allowed nothing to grow. when it became apparent that all
kind would die of famine, zeus, the king of the gods, decided to intervene.
zeus sent his messenger hermes down to the kingdom of the dead to secure the
ase of persephone. hades reluctantly agreed to release her only if she would retur
im for four months every year. this length of time was decided upon because she
eaten four pomegranate seeds while in captivity, and this act bound her to hades to
nity.
demeter was overjoyed to see her daughter. the earth became fertile again. but
y year when persephone returned to her husband hades, demeter turned the earth
and barren once more.
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