| A | B |
|---|
| tone | The way the author feels about his or her topic |
| topic | What the selection is about |
| tragedy | A drama with a sad ending |
| visual elements | The appearance of words, lines, or stanzas in the poem that add to the poem's meaning |
| word choice | The decisions a writer makes about what words to use |
| trite | Overused or commonplace |
| ambiguous | Vague or unclear |
| redundant | Unnecessary repetition of word or idea |
| distraught | Worried, anxious |
| arguing | Disagree in words |
| somber | Gloomy, sad, serious |
| pandemonium | Wild excitement |
| cliche | Overused expression |
| bedlam | Extreme confusion |
| ingenious | Showing remarkable originality |
| famished | Suffering severely from hunger. Starving |
| onomatopoeia | Words imitating sounds |
| denounce | To condemn openly. Criticize |
| douse | To plunge into a liquid. Submerge |
| forsake | To give up. Desert. Disown |
