| A | B |
|---|
| Anecdote | Short story about a funny event |
| Archetype | A recurring pattern |
| Ballad | A poem about someone from the past; often set to music |
| Cliché | Overused word or phrase |
| Dialogue | Conversation carried on by two or more characters |
| Fiction | Literature that comes from the imagination |
| Symbol | Something that stands for something else |
| Free verse | Poetry written without any set rhyme or meter |
| Lyric poem | Short poetry; generally has only one speaker; often about an emotion |
| Cynical | Adj. Skeptical |
| Apathetic | Adj. Indifferent; showing a lack of concern |
| Defiant | Adj. Disobedient |
| Querelous | Adj. habitually complaining |
| Subtle | Adj. difficult to detect |
| Ostentatious | Adj. intended to attract notice |
| Witty | Adj. Funny and clever |
| Diplomatic | Adj. Tactful; skilled in dealing with others; sensitive; knowing the right thing to say |
| Pensive | Adj. Thoughtful; worried |
| Pensive | I could tell from mom’s ____________ expression that something was bothering her. |
| Cynical | Bob is such a ____________ man; he always expects the worst from everyone. |
| Anecdote | The guest speaker told an amusing ____________ at the beginning of his speech. |
| Ostentatious | Lord Capulet’s party was an ____________ affair that was given to impress the other nobles from Verona. |
| Lyric poem | The most common type of poem is the ____________. We will read several of these short poems. |
| Archetypes | The damsel in distress |
| Diplomatic | The politician was skilled in giving ____________ answers. His comments were always appropriate. |
| Ballad | “Tom Dooley” is a ____________ about a North Carolina man who was hanged for killing his girlfriend. |
| Witty | The ____________ comedian made the audience laugh. |
| Querulous | Steven |
| Subtle | Tammy did not detect the____________insults in Amanda’s speech. |
| Dialogue | I was amused by the ____________ between the two characters in the play. |
| Dialogue | The ____________ child refused to eat her peas. |
| Clichés | “You’re barking up the wrong tree” and “I slept like a log” are examples of ____________. |
| Apathetic | The ____________ student never studied. He didn’t care if he didn’t graduate. |
| Fiction | Short stories and novels are examples of ____________. |
| Free verse | The poem didn’t rhyme |
| Symbol | The dove is often used as a ____________ for peace. |
| serene | calm |
| intrepid | fearless |
| personification | The mountains called to the explorer in me. |
| oxymoron | pretty ugly |
| pun | a play on words |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| epic | a long narrative poems about an almost super-human hero; contains a journey |
| sarcastic | mocking |
| flippant | being irreverent; being funny when one should be serious |
| empathetic | understanding how others feel |
| cherish | to hold dear |
| dialogue | conversation between 2 or more characters |
| taunting | Sidney removed from the game because she was __ the other team. She shouldn't have jeered at them like that. |
| apothecary | one who makes and sells medicine |
| grave | serious; dangerous |
| amicable | friendly |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject of the work |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |
