| A | B |
| discouraged | having lost hope or confidence |
| modest | not showing off or bragging |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of the lines in a poem |
| iambic pentameter | five iambic feet, or ten syllables |
| iambic trimeter | three iambic feet, or six syllables |
| iambic foot | two syllables witha n accent on the second syllable (today, for now, delight) |
| harried | feeling stressed from trying to do too much or from being bothered by lots of questions or demands |
| monopolizing | controlling something orkeeping it all to yourself |
| sensitive | being hightly aware of your surroundings and of what others say and do |
| stanzas | groups of two or more lines into which a poem or song is divided |