Author's Craft Vocabulary

“Possibilities swarmed like bees inside his head.”

“The Road Not Taken” by Frost, the fork in the road metaphorically represents the choices we make that determine the course of our lives.

“He has the Midas touch when picking a winning team.” (King Midas was a famous character from Greek Mythology whose touch turned items into gold.)

“'The fire had eaten its way to the room.”

"She’s going to die of embarrassment."

Use of figurative language and detailing that paints pictures in readers' minds and appeals to the 5 senses. (sight, smell, sound, touch, taste)

a four leaf clover represents good luck

When the frost on grass is replaced with sweet dew,

When the fields become dotted with flowers, reminding me of you,

When the lonely silence becomes filled with melodies,

When you feel warm air, erasing bad memories

We know winter has ended.

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

a single line of words in a poem.