| A | B |
| alliteration | Dunham's Darlings dare to dream. |
| onomatopoeia | sizzzle! |
| rhyme | the loon was outlined in the moon |
| meter | the beat of a poem |
| pattern | ABAB : ABCABC |
| simile | her skin was as soft as a breeze |
| metaphor | choices in life compared to deciding which road to take |
| folktale | a cultural story that teaches values |
| myth | explains how something in nature came to be |
| poetry | verse that may rhyme |
| character | the people or animals the story is about |
| idiom | an expression that is a figure of speech, not to be taken literally |
| figurative language | similes, methaphors, idioms |
| setting | where the story takes place |
| plot | the events of the story |