| A | B |
| brainstorming | 1st step in writing process |
| drafting | 2nd step in writing process |
| proofreading/editing | 3rd step in writing process |
| revising | 4th step in writing process |
| publishing | 5th step in writing process |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| onomatopoeia | a word that makes the sound of the action described |
| synonym poem | 2 lines; title is subject of poem; rhyming poem; 1st line is 3-4 synonyms of title; 2nd line describes more or gives the author's opinion |
| opposite poem | always written in couplets; rhyming poem; begins with "What is the opposite of" or "The opposite of _____ is" |
| couplet | 2 rhyming lines of poetry |
| clerihew | always written about a celebrity; four lines; first line ends with celebrity's name |