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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| base words | refer to words in the English language. They can get suffixes and prefixes but beware that they are completely meaningful on their own. Example-friend: befriend, friendship, friendly, friend. |
| root words | go back to latin and greek languages. They must have a suffix or a prefix added because they cannot stay alone. Example-anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote. |
| humor | go back to latin and greek languages. They must have a suffix or a prefix added because they cannot stay alone. Example-anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote. |
| simile | go back to latin and greek languages. They must have a suffix or a prefix added because they cannot stay alone. Example-anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote. |
| metaphor | is a comparison showing 2 things that are different but they are alike. |
| personification | is a comparison showing 2 things that are different but they are alike. |
| idiom | Non real expression. |
| onomonopeia | Spelled as it sounds. |
| allusio | Advertise a different object in a book. |
| MLA in text citation | This style uses the author’s last name and the page number from which the saying is taken. Example; (Smith 163). If there is no page number, don't use a page number. |