| A | B |
|---|
| epic | a long narrative poem |
| fable | a story that contains a moral |
| allusion | reference to another work of Literature |
| marooned | washed ashore; abadoned in an isolated location |
| stagger | to walk unsteadily; falter |
| adversary | an opponent |
| muse | a source of inspiration |
| moral | a lesson |
| quarrel | argue; argument; fight |
| frolic | playful behavior |
| lyre | a musical instrument of ancient Greece |
| myth | a fictional story created to explain the origin of something |
| tried | tested |
| whim | a strange desire of notion |
| snare | trap |
| dwindle | lessen |
| chide | to scold |
| peril | danger |
| appalled | offended |
| metaphor | a comparison in which two things are compared by stating that one IS the other |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| foreshadowing | hints of what will happen in the future |
| entice | to draw in; bait; lure; convince |
| characterization | descriptions of a character |
| epithet | a nickname or title |
