| A | B |
| Fables | Includes a moral |
| Myths | Has gods and goddesses as characters |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to non humans |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Dialogue | conversation between two people |
| Moral | teaches a life lesson |
| Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| Pun | a play on words |
| Abstract nouns | beauty, courage, imagination |
| Concrete nouns | table, desk, sun |
| Common nouns | general names for nouns |
| Proper nouns | Seattle, Lylburn, Mr. Dowd |
| call to adventure | For heroes to begin their journeys, they must be called away from the ordinary world |
| Entering the Unknown | The heroes enter a world they have never experienced before. |
| supernatural aid | This character is a mentor or teacher to the hero. |
| helpers | Every hero needs a sidekick! |
| tests and supreme ordeal | The hero progresses through a set of trials. |