| A | B |
| epic | a long poem telling about the quest of a hero and usually includes a tragic flaw |
| tragic flaw | a characteristic such as having too much pride or being too impulsive or greedy that causes a hero to have problems and/or fail |
| character trait | a part of a character's behavior, personality, or physical characteristics |
| psalm | a sacred song or poem from the Bible |
| metaphor | a description that compares one thing to another (without "like" or "as") |
| paralleism | the use of similar grammar and/or repetition to create a rhythm with language |
| linear storytelling | telling a story in chronological order |
| circular storytelling | a style of telling a story when you circle back to an earlier time and don't go in time order |
| audience | the people who you expect to listen to or read your information/text/speech |
| author's purpose | The reason the author wrote the story, what the author wants the audience to learn |