| A | B |
| stanzas | Groups of lines not paragraphs are used |
| images | The author describes people, places, and things. |
| free verse | Words at the end of lines do not rhyme (do not have the same ending sounds). |
| repetition | Words and ideas are repeated. This shows strong feelings or important ideas. |
| multiple meaning words | words that have more than 1 meaning. |
| figurative language | authors use this to describe people, places, and things. It is not literal (does not mean exactly what the individual words mean |
| metaphor | describes 1 thing as if it is another thing. Does not use the words as or like. |
| echo reading | helps you read with feeling and expression |
| style | how authors use language to express themselves |
| tone | the author’s attitude (how the author feels) toward the topic |
| mood | the feeling that you get from reading a text |
| suffix | group of letters added to the end of a word. It changes the meaning of a root word |
| -ity | the condition or state of |
| possession | belonging to someone ('s) |