| A | B |
| ALLITERATION | SALLY SAT BY THE SEA SINGING |
| ASSONANCE | FAT CATS CATCH RATS |
| RHYME | GROW AND SNOW |
| FREE VERSE | NO STANDARD RHYME OR RHYTHM |
| HYPERBOLE | EXAGGERATION |
| METAPHOR | DROWNING IN A SEA OF HOMEWORK |
| SIMILE | AS STRONG AS A HURRICANE |
| PERSONIFICATION | THE MOON SMILED DOWN ON US |
| REPETITION | NEVER MORE....NEVER MORE |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | BANG! POW! WHAM! SLAM! BUZZ! |
| STANZA | GROUP OF LINES IN A POEM |
| IDIOM | CRACK A WINDOW, BREAK A LEG! |
| SENSORY DETAILS | SALTY, STICKY, SOFT, PRICKLY |
| LYRICAL POEM | CONTAIN BOTH RHYME AND RHYTHM |
| NARRATIVE POEM | TELLS A STORY |
| CINQUAIN | FIVE LINE POEM |
| HAIKU | THREE LINES OF 5-7-5 SYLLABLES |
| LIMERICK | HUMOROUS POEM WITH A DISTINCT RHYTHM |
| MYTH | GODS/GODDESSES INTERACT WITH HUMANS |
| FOLKTALE | REVEALS CULTURE OF CHARACTERS |
| STUDY !!!!!!! | THIS IS THE CODE WORD!!!!! |