| A | B |
| poetry | A group of words written as a poem that uses rich language and sensory images. |
| figurative language | words/language that has meaning apart from literal meanings of words. |
| simile | compares two things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | compares two things without using "like" or "as" |
| prefixes | Word beginnings (unhappy, dislike) that change the word's meaning |
| suffixes | Word endings (hoping, softly) that change the word's meaning. |
| compound word | two words put together to make a new word (sidewalk) |
| contraction | Two words put together with one or more letters removed and replaced with an apostrophe (can't=can not) |
| comma | Used to separate words in a list/ In dialogue |
| Quotation marks | Used to show dialogue and in titles. |