| A | B |
| galleon | a large sailing ship |
| claret | purplish red in color |
| rapier | sword |
| plaiting | braiding |
| ostler | a person who takes care of horses |
| casement | a window that opens outward on hinges |
| wicket | a small door or gate |
| harry | to push along or harass |
| breeches | knee-length pants |
| cascade | the downward flow of something; a hanging mass |
| brandish | to wield or wave something about |
| rhythm | the rise and fall of our voices as we use language. |
| rhyme | the repetition of the sound of a stressed syllable and any unstressed syllables that follow |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story |
| highwayman | a man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them. |