WORD BUILDING

4. – The basic part of a word that gives it its core meaning.
6. A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as".
7. – A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
8. Scheme The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem.
10. A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as".
12. – A shortened form of a word or group of words, with omitted letters often replaced by an apostrophe.
13. – A word formed by combining two or more words to create a new meaning.

1. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity.
2. – A word that is pronounced the same as another but differs in meaning.
3. Assigning human characteristics to non-human entities.
5. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
9. – A group of letters added at the end of a word to form a new word.
11. – A word that means the opposite of another word.
14. – A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.