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Borelli 1st semester finals vocab + lit terms

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Compliance
Giving in to a request or demand
Dynamic Character
Character that changes a lot from beginning to end as a result of what happens in the story
Imminent
Likely to happen without delay
Satire
Writing that ridicules society, a group, or a social institution (The simpsons)
Dialogue
Lines of speech in a literary work
Innocence
Innocence cannot be retained with knowledge, experience, and truth
Simile
Figure of speech that compares two unlike things with the use of like, as, resembles, or than
Beguile
To mislead or deprive
Aloof
At a distance
Conscientious
Careful
Indirect Characterization (5)
Author describes character through speech, thoughts, appearance, actions, and others' thoughts
Mete
To distribute
Dramatic Irony
When audience knows something that the character doesn't
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (ten syllables)
Equity
Justice according to natural law
Beholden
Indebted
Foil Character
Character used to contrast another character
Rhythm
Musical quality produced by repetition of stressed and unstressed sound patterns
Denotation
Dictionary definition of a word
Prose
Literary expression not marked by rhyme or meter (regular speech)
Couplet
Two lines of rhyming poetry
Supplicate
Ask for something humbly
Cosonance
Repetition of same consonant sounds with different vowel sounds inside the word
Irk
To annoy or irritate
Paradox
Statement that appears contradictory but has truth in it
Intuition
Immediate understanding or knowledge
Broach
To start a discussion
Averse
Opposed OR Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined
Scruple
Bad feeling about doing something that is wrong
Candor
Freedom from prejudice
Discern
To make out clearly or separate
Notorious
Widely but unfavorably known
Arbiter
One who settles disputes fairly
Imprudence
An action taken without judgment or caution
Assonance
Repitition of similar vowel sounds enclosed in different consonant sounds
Sap
Weaken or exhaust
Sovereign
One that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
Muster
To call forth or summon up
Desolate
Devoid of inhabitants; deserted
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses
Insolent
Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant
Rhyme (5 kinds)
Exact, Half, Internal, Eye, Rhyme scheme
Round Character
Character with many traits
Character
A person in the story
Oppressive
Weighing heavily on the mind, body, or senses
Pungent
Producing a sharp sensation of taste or smell
Pun
Play on words
Connotation
Meanings a word suggests
Flat Character
Character with a few traits, easily describable
Ordained
To order by virtue of superior authority; decree or enact
Tone
Author's attitude toward audience, character, or subject
Foreshadowing
Clues that hint to events to come in the story
Accentuate
To emphasize
Inflicts
To give or cause pain by striking
Rank
Strong in smell or taste
Catharsis
An emotional release which brings about renewal of the self or welcome relief from anxiety or tension
Erroneous
Mistaken
Rapt
Completely absorbed
Sonnet
14 line poem written in iambic pentameter
Antagonist
Obstacle to the protagonist; involved in the most important conflict with protagonist
Symbol
Thing that represents something beyond itself
Juxtaposition
Arrangement of 2+ ideas to compare or contrast
Compelled
To exert a strong force on
Meter
Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
Versatile
Changeable
Soliloquy
Long, solo speech in which speaker is alone on stage
Delirium
A state of extreme mental excitement and confusion
Local Color
Writing that presents the mannerisms, dress, speech, and customs of a particular place
External Conflict (3)
Conflict against another person, society, or the environment
Breach
A failure to observe a law; promise
Errant
Roving or wandering in search of adventure
Taut
Tightly drawn
Genre
Type of literature
Fate
Fate dictates our paths in life and can be altered
Direct Characterization
Author explains what character is like
Oblivion
The fact of having forgotten
Mandate
An authoritative command
Personification
Giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics
Calibrations
Markings on an instrument
Iambic Pentameter
Line of poetry that contains five iambs (meter of unstressed then stressed)
Remiss
Exhibiting carelessness or slackness
Inanimate
Not endowed with animal life
Suspense
Feeling of growing uncertainty about the outcome of events
Allusion
A reference to a thing well known
Dissolute
Overindulging in immoral activities
Relent
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving
Aside
Words spoken on stage that other characters are not supposed to hear
Perpetrate
To commit or do
Indignation
Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy
Point Of View (3 kinds)
First person narrator, Third person limited, Third person omniscient
Ravenously
In the manner of someone who is very hungry
Monologue
One person speaking, but can have other ppl on stage
Flashback
Scene in story where someone tells what happened in an earlier time
Hate
Hate is one of the most powerful emotions and if not controlled can cause destruction of self and others
Diction
Author's choice of words
Lucid
Easily understood; intelligible OR Mentally sound; sane or rational
Suicide
Suicide is the final solution to reparable life solutions
Revenge
Revenge is the seed for more death and destruction and ultimately does not pay off
Brash
Lacking in sensitivity or tact
Plot (6 parts)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution or Denouement
Impending
About to happen
Theme
Author's opinion of subject
Heresy
Rejection of a church belief
Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant sound in words that are close together
Static Character
Character that doesn't change from beginning to end
Epic (2 kinds)
War and Journey
Setting
Time and place of story
Hubris
Excessive self-pride and self-confidence that leads to catastrophe
Situational Irony
Outcome of events happens opposite of what is expected
Onomatopoeia
Word that sounds like the sound it represents
Languid
Without vigor or vitality, weak
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm (Says one thing, means opposite)
Narrator
Person who tells a story
Protagonist
Main character; drives action
Reiterates
To repeat
Renowned
Famous
Mood
Atmosphere
Archetype Character (ex.)
Original model or type; a prototype (Superhero)
Infallibility
Not able to be wrong
Uncouth
Uncultured or crude
Metaphor
Figure of speech that compares two unlike things w/out use of like, as, resembles, or than
Impalpable
Not perceptible to the touch
Love
Love represents one's deepest feelings yet clouds one's judgment
Evade
To slip away
Internal Conflict
Conflict with him/herself
Entreat
To ask earnestly; implore

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