| A | B |
| hyperbole | exaggerated statement |
| irony | an expression that means the opposite |
| anecdote | a short story about a real situation |
| hypothesis | an explanation made with limited evidence |
| alliteration | same sound at the beginning of words |
| 1st person | uses "I" |
| 2nd person | uses "you" |
| 3rd person | uses words such as "they, she, he" |
| personification | giving human characteristices to something not human |
| jargon | words specific to a specific subject |
| syntax | arrangement of words to form well formed sentences |
| onomatopoeia | a word that immitates its sound |