A poem with musical qualities that

expresses the feelings of the speaker at one moment in time.

The author's beliefs about a certain topic

A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two unlike ideas.  Ex: As clever as a fox

The dictionary meaning of a word

A conversation between characters

A figure of speech that does not use like or as, and compares two things.

Ex: He was a beast on the basketball court.

A poem that tells a story.  It usually

Contains elements of a story such as characters and conflict.

Something that represents something else in a story. Ex: The cross represents Jesus

The ideas or feelings that go with a word's meaning

In Elie Wiesel's speech, what was the little boy a symbol of?

With your knowledge of the suffix "-ous", what does the word "joyous" mean?

With your knowledge of the suffix "-ion", what does the word possession mean?

How would you describe the tone of Elie Wiesel's speech?