| A | B |
|---|
| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story |
| lyric poetry | verse that expresses a poet's thoughts and feelings about a single image or idea; it is written in vivid, musical language |
| figure of speech | an expression that is not meant to be taken literally, but figuratively |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things saying one is the other |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration meant to produce a particular effect |
| personification | giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject |
| cremated | burned to ashes |
| whimper | make low, crying sounds |
| ghastly | ghostlike; fightful |
| loathed | hated |
| stern | strict; unyielding |
| grisly | horrible |
| radiance | quality of shining brightly |
| burrow | to dig a hole or tunnel, especially for shelter |
