free verse
poetry without regular patterns or rhyme and rhythm. often used to capture the sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech.
heroic couplet
a couplet consisting of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought
historical fiction
fiction that explores past time period
idiom
a phrase that means something different from what the words actually say. ex: over his head
imagery
the use of words that appeal to the five senses to help readers imagine