Suffix/root words
Prefix -PRE-
prior to
Sound devices
elements of literature and poetry that emphasize sound
Prepositional Phrases
Synonymous
having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.
Emphasize
give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing
Suffix -MENT-
an action or resulting state
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Subject Complement
predicative expression that follows a linking verb and that complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.
Restatement
an act of stating something again or differently, especially more clearly or convincingly.
Analogy
Analogy
Suffix -OUS-
full of
Simile
Predicate Noun
a predicative expression that follows a linking verb and that complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.
Direct Object
noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb
Influence
the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Root word -SUM-
Take up or pick up
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Predicate Pronoun
any pronoun that is part of the predicate.
Indirect Object
a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb
Adaptation
the act or process of changing to better suit a situation.
strength or worth
Personification
Predicate Adjective
it describes or modifies the subject of a sentence.
Humorous Imagery
a literary tool that makes audiences laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter.
Participial Phrase
a group of words containing a participle, modifier, and pronoun or noun phrases