The "A" Team
Greek and Roman Prefixes
Feelings - Nothing More Than Feelings
"Y" did you do it?
Methods of Development
100

Charlie chewed cherry chocolate.

What is alliteration?

100
This prefix root literally means "life." In literary terms, it means the story of a person's life written by someone else.
What is "bio" and biography?
100
This is the general emotion of the story.
What is the mood?
100
Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
100

Explores the way things are similar or different

Compare and Contrast

200

"We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills."  (Winston Churchill)

What is the anaphora?

200
This prefix literally means "between" "passing through". in literary terms it is a conversation between 2 characters.
What is Dia- and dialogue.
200
This is the lesson of the story.
What is the moral?
200
These are words or phrases used to convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome.
What is irony?
200

Using detailed observations to describe an experience

Description

300
A comparison of 2 or more similar objects.
What is an analogy?
300
This prefix literally means "over" but in literary terms it is an exaggeration usually coming in the form of a figure of speech.
What is "hyper" and "hyperbole"?
300

The writer uses this to establish mood.

What is tone?

300
A moment of sudden understanding
What is an epiphany?
300

Defines and explains an idea so there is a shared understanding between the reader and writer

Definition

400
A literary reference to a familiar thing. For example "That teacher is worse than Voldemort."
What is an allusion?
400
This prefix means "all". In literary terms, it means a point of view where the readers knows everything.
What is "omni" and omniscient?
400

This means to use false praise to mock someone or something.

What is sarcasm?

400

Some part of the natural world is treated as though it has human emotions to describe the mood of a story.

What is pathetic fallacy?

400

Sorting ideas into groups and categories

Classification

500
This is a short summary of a humorous event used to make a point.
What is an anecdote?
500
Some translations of this prefix are "among", "behind" and "after" but in literary terms this is a type of comparison.
What is "meta" and "metaphor"
500

This is the type of story that ends badly for the hero.

What is a tragedy?

500

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

What is an analogy?

500
The use of numbers to support a premise.

Statistics

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