Language Art Terms

Many poems use words at the end of lines that have the same sounds.

Another way to say prefixes and suffixes.

A word part that you add to the END of a base word.

The repeating sound used in two or more words of one sentence.

Person, place, thing or idea.

A word that is similar or means about the same.

A word that describes a verb: Usually end in ly and tell where, how, and when.

When something not alive, such as the wind, is given person like qualities.

A word that describes a noun---pretty, ugly, big

Using like or as to compare two things or ideas.

A word part used at the beginning of a baseword: pre, un or re.

How a poem is organized- kind of like paragraphs.

A phrase of words that when taken literally doesn't make sense. It's raining cats and dogs.

Using words to represent sounds.

A word that is opposite of the other word.

The word before you add a suffix or prefix

The action word of a sentence-

In nonfiction, the author will organize topics or main ideas using these.

How words relate to each other.

Making a comparison without using like or as: Her eyes were fireflies.