participles
verb ending in -ing or -ed at the beginning or a sentence kr after a comma
absolutes/absolute phrases
noun followed by a verb ending in -ing or -ed at the beginning of a sentence or after a comma
appositives/appositive phrase
noun that adds a second image to a noun image
adjectives shifted out of order
adjectives not right before the noun
vivid verbs
verbs that avoid “to be” and are vivid choices to energize your writing
simile and metaphors
compare two dissimilar things; similes use connective words and metaphors do not