| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Rhyme | Identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of lines of a poem. |
| Rhythm | The pattern or beat of a poem. |
| Rising Action | The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated, leading up to the climax. |
| Root Word | A root word is one to which prefixes and suffixes can be added (example: HELP - helpful, unhelpful, helpless, helper) |
| Satire | The use of ridicule, sarcasm, or irony in writing to make fun of someone or something. |
| Self-monitor | A comprehension strategy; knowing or recognizing when what one is reading or writing is not making sense. |
| Semantics | The study of meaning in language. |
| Setting | The time and place in which a story unfolds. |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g., She eats like a bird.). |
| Sonnet | A lyric poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is usually abbaabba cdecde. |
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