A Letter to God and Robert Frost Poetry Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the story 'A Letter to God' and the poems 'Dust of Snow' and 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost, covering literary terms, character descriptions, and meteorological vocabulary.

Crest

The top of a hill.

Draped

Covered (with cloth).

Locusts

Insects which fly in big swarms (groups) and destroy crops.

Peso

Currency of several Latin American countries.

Conscience

An inner sense of right and wrong.

Amiable

Friendly and pleasant.

Contentment

Satisfaction.

Irony

An unexpected aspect of a situation; a situation that is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.

Relative Clauses

Parts of sentences that give more information about a person or thing, typically beginning with a relative pronoun such as who, whom, whose, or which.

Metaphor

A word coming from a Greek word meaning 'transfer' that compares two things or ideas by transferring a quality or feature of one thing to another.

Cyclone

A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle.

Gale

An extremely strong wind.

Typhoon

A violent tropical storm with very strong winds.

Tornado

A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel.

Hurricane

A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Whirlwind

A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage.

Hemlock

A poisonous plant (tree) with small white flowers.

Rued

Held in regret.

Perish

Die.

Suffice

Be sufficient.