Hi. I'm checking my son's homework and need some help myself. I know you can't give us the answers, but can you give us some choices that we can research?

Former Indonesian president Suharto was sometimes referred to as a puppet master.

What literary device is used in the statement?

Also we need some help separating the complete subject and the complete predicate. Are these correct?

A sudden flash of lightning - startled us.

Each player on the team - deserves credit for the victory.

Thank you in advance.

Check this list and definitions of literary devices.

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/litdevices/index.html

You have the correct subjects and predicates in the two sentences.