| A | B |
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| literary device | A method an author uses to enrich their writing and keep the reader interested |
| Coming of age | When someone learns and is forever changed by a life experience |
| foreshadowing | To suggest or indicate beforehand something to come in a story |
| symbolism | When an idea is represented by an object |
| show, not tell | When an author illustrates a plot point in their writing instead of describinng what happened |
| Jenu | A shaman, or spiritual leader |
| Bowan | A skillful Cro-Magnon boy who is self-confident at the beginning of the story |
| Mora | A wise and widely respected clan elder |
| Kenok | A stern yet respected Cro-Magnon hunter, who "comes of age" at the end of the story |
| Dar | A Cro-Magnon boy who becomes a man after many adventures |
| firerocks | A piece of flint and sunstone used to start fires |
| sunstone | A dull yellow rock used along with a piece of flint to start fires |
| healing plants | A plant with purple flowers used to heal various ailments |
| dagger-tooth cat | A type of large cat with two large front teeth |
| spear-thrower | a tool that used leverage to hurl spears great distances |
| atlatl | another name for a spear-thrower |
| manmark | a clan’s mark of manhood given at an initiation ceremony |
| shaman | a spiritual leader |
| downy | soft; velvety |
| acrid | A strong, irritating smell |
| emblem | a symbol used as an identifying mark |
| marmot | a burrowing rodent related to a squirrel |
| lemming | a northern European rodent |
| tuber | a fleshy root |
| contempt | disapproval |
| tunic | a long, knee-length skirt |
| marrow | the substance inside a bone |
| salve | a healing ointment |
| mangy | shabby; scruffy |
| burden | load; items weighing one down |
| curtly | briefly; abruptly |
| gruel | an oatmeal-like meal |
| iridecent | sparkling; glimmering |
