| A | B |
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| analyze | to examine carefully |
| compose | to make by combining things |
| construct | to build |
| criticize | to give your judgment |
| compare | to show both similarities and differences |
| contrast | to compare by showing differences |
| demonstrate | to describe or explain by examples |
| define | to give meaning |
| describe | to write a detailed account |
| differentiate | to determine the difference between two things |
| discuss | to describe giving details (pros and cons) |
| evaluate | to determine or judge |
| explain | give reasons for |
| justify | defend your answer |
| make argument | to create statements for or against a point |
| model | to show |
| plan | method of doing something beforehand |
| predict | to tell in advance based on some facts |
| represent | to stand for something else |
| show | to explain or make clear, to prove or demonstrate |
| solve | to find or explain the answer to |
| interpret | to explain the meaning of |
| stanza | a group of lines, one of the "paragraphs" of a poem |
| speaker | the narrator or "voice" |
| sensory words | words that appeal to any of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste) |
| rhythm | the "beat" in a poem, a pattern formed by stressed and unstressed syllables |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that resmeble the sounds they describe, such as "splash" |
| image | a picture the poem creates in the reader's mind |
| analogy | a comparison, such as a simile or a metaphor |
| alliteration | use of words that begin with the same letter or sound |
| selection | story, article, poem, text |
| text | story, article, poem, selection |
| plot | the events of the a story |
| significant | what is important |
| utilize | How would you use it? |
| sequence | list in order |
| verse | a single line of poetry |
| perspective | point of view |
| identify | tell |
| persuade | convince |
| mood | state of mind or feeling |
| develop | to come into being or activity, grow |
| refer | to turn for information or help |
| theme | topic, subject |
| expresses | to show by look, voice, or action |
| fact | to be proven true or false |
| opinion | what someone thinks |
| represents | to stand for |
