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TBWHTW Ch. 3-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commotion | noisy confusion, disorder |
| outwitted | outsmarted, tricked, deceived |
| famine | lack of food, starvation |
| Lines | A single row of words in a poem |
| Stanza | A group of lines, like a paragraph |
| Tone | speaker's attitude toward his/her subject |
| woeful | unhappy, sorrowful |
| surplus | extra excess or in abundance |
| feeble | without strength or weak |
| dismal | sad, full of gloom |
| convey | to express or explain |
| portion | individual's serving of food |
| threadbare | worn out clothing the thread can be seen. |
| meager | small amount, skimpy |
| text structure | how a text is built |