| A | B |
| Alliteration | repetition of a initial consonant sound |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
| Metaphor | two different things are compared showing a similarity |
| Onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the natural sound that means the word |
| Oxymoron | opposite ideas or terms are combined |
| Personification | a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person |
| Point of View | the viewpoint from which a story is narrated |
| Pun | a humorous play on words |
| Habit | an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary |
| Simile | two dissimilar things are compared using the word like or as |
| Organization | to arrange, establish, catalog |
| Procrastinate | to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done; intentionally and habitually |
| Anxiety | to become nervous; fearful; usually as a result of lack of preparation for a testor having a phobia; |
| Prepare | to be proactive; plan ahead; |
| skim | to read over; review |
| Theme | the main idea or message |
| Study | extended consideration or analysis of facts, a development, or a question |
| Recall | to remember prior information you learned or studied |