| A | B |
| Metaphor | A comparison of 2 different things that implies that one thing is another. |
| Simile | Comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration. |
| Alliteration | Repitition of a sound in a group of words. "Peter Piper picked.." |
| Figurative Language | A tool the author uses that is not to be taken literally or exactly like the definition. |
| Stanza | Group of lines in a poem separated by spaces. |
| Onomatopoeia | Formation of words like "buzz" that imitate sounds. |
| Mood | The feeling created in the reader by the words used. |
| Personification | Giving of human characteristics to animals, or inanimate objects. |
| Rhyme | The repetition of sound at the end of words. |
| Imagery | Word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses. |