| A | B |
| nonfiction | writing that tells about real people, places or events, it must be true |
| occasionally | now and then, from time to time |
| opinion | a belief that is based on what a person thinks rather than what is proved or known to be true |
| organization | focused clearly, logical sequence of ideas |
| purpose | the reason behind something (for example-author's purpose) |
| setting | the time and place of a story, play or poem |
| stanza | a division or grouping of two or more lines in a poem, considered as a unit |
| suggest | to indicate or imply |
| theme | a message or insight into life revealed through a literary work |
| topic | the meaning a literary work refers to |
| troublesome | causing worry or anxiety |
| uneasy | lacking a sense of security, anxious |
| vacant | containing nothing empty |
| venture | an undertaking that is dangerous, daring or has an uncertain outcome |