| A | B |
| Description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event |
| Figurative language | words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the these words, often by comparison of unlike things |
| Literal language | words, and groups of words, that do not deviate from their defined meaning |
| Simile | Sentences that use like, as or than to compare the described object to something the audience has experienced before. |
| Metaphor | Helpful metaphors use linking verbs to directly compare the described object to something the audience has experienced before. |
| Symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something else |
| Vivid | producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind |
| Noun | A word that symbolizes a person, place, thing or idea |
| Action Verb | A word that symbolizes a specific act. |
| Adjective | A word that symbolizes the condition of a noun. |