Story terms
the lesson of the story
theme
extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
anguish
paragraphs of a poem
stanza
Comparison of two things without like or as
metaphor
What is a group of hyenas called?
cackle
a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts
tone
physically weak, as from age or sickness
feeble
Stanzas are made up of these
LINES
the use of pictures or words to create images, esp. to create an impression or mood
imagery
How many numbers before 1,000 contains the letter A?
0
make an educated guess
infer
made or done
wrought
how the reader feels about the poem after reading
mood
the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something that is not human
personification
19 minutes
a feeling or opinion about something or someone
perspective
to end an activity
abolished
the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be:
suspense
the use, especially in poetry, of the same sound or sounds, especially consonants, at the beginning of several words that are close together:
alliteration
A group of owls is called a
parliament
conversation that is written for a book, play, or movie
dialogue
an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.
pretense
a brief or indirect reference: something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person:
allusion
the act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to
onomatopoeia
the fear of other people’s opinions
Allodoxaphobia