What is wrong with my query: Variable not defined

Neo4j Graph Platform Cypher
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I get the following error when trying to create properties

create (basketball{parts_of_speech:noun,shape:sphere})

ERROR Neo.ClientError.Statement.SyntaxError

Variable noun not defined (line 1, column 36 (offset: 35)) "create (basketball{parts_of_speech:noun,shape:sphere})

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2 
Try this:
create (basketball{parts_of_speech: "noun", shape: "sphere"})
3

Thanks, that works. The tutorial I'm following doesn't say the properties should be in quotes.

4

If you are importing from a .csv file or from defined variables then property value = variable. If you are manually inserting property values then all values must be enclosed in "".

5

Thanks again. That is good, and I guess important to know.