| A | B |
|---|
| GRAVE | SOMBER OR SOLEMN; DANGEROUS |
| ECSTATIC | EXTREMELY JOYFUL |
| EMPATHETIC | EXHIBITIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS FEELINGS |
| SERENE | CALM AND UNRUFFLED |
| TAUNTING | JEERING; TORMENTING |
| CHERISH | TO HOLD DEAR |
| RESOLUTION | WHEN ALL THE LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED UP |
| FALLING ACTION | EVENTS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE CLIMAX |
| CLIMAX | POINT OF NO RETURN; POINT OF MOST INTENSE INTEREST |
| RISING ACTION | ALL THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE CLIMAX |
| NARRATIVE HOOK | THE PART OF THE STORY THAT GRABS THE READER'S ATTENTION |
| EXPOSITION | THE PART OF THE STORY THAT EXPLAINS THE BACKGROUND AND MAKES CONFLICT CLEAR |
| PLOT | THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN A STORY |
| NOVEL | A LONG WORK OF NARRATIVE PROSE FICTION |
| ANECDOTE | SHORT SUMMARY OF A FUNNY EVENT |
| ARCHETYPE | A REPEATING PATTERN OR FORM IN LITERATURE |
| BALLAD | A SONG ABOUT SOMEONE FROM THE PAST |
| CLICHE | AN OVERUSED WORD OR PHRASE |
| DIALOGUE | CONVERSATION BETWEEN 2 OR MORE CHARACTERS |
| SYMBOL | SOMETHING SEEN THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING UNSEEN |
| FICTION | STORIES ABOUT IMAGINARY PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS |
| FREE VERSE | POETRY WITHOUT A REGULAR PATTERN OF RHYTHM OR RHYME |
| LYRIC POETRY | SHORT POETRY, USUALLY ABOUT AN EMOTION, AND ONLY HAS ONE SPEAKER |
| OXYMORON | "sweet sorrow" "cold fire" |
| sonnet | a fourteen-line poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter |
| mood | the way a work of literature makes the reader feel |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject of the work |
| grave | Driving in bad weather could be a ___ mistake. |
| facetious | Mom was angered by his __ attitude. |
| empathetic | Anyone who has lost a beloved pet would feel ___ towards the little girl who lost her kitten. |
| serene | The fisherman enjoyed the calm, __ lake. |
| cherish | I will always ___ my memories of the past. |
