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St anthony summerschool final

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rising action
A step in the plot which is precedented before climax
Kenning
a metaphorical compound word or phrase used especially in old norse poetry and old english
single effect
the effect that is created by the combination of a certain literary piece's features.(character, plot, setting, narrator)
tragedy
a work of literature, especially aplay, that results in catastrophe, a disaster, or great misfortune, for the main character, or tragic hero.
afflict
beset, trouble, burden
heretics
people who dissents from the doctrine of an established church
setting
the time and place of action.
pertinaciously
to hold firmly to an opinion or a course of action
aversion
an intense dislike
chaste
pure, virtuous
pernicious
causing great injury or ruin
scruples
misgivings about something one feels is wrong
anomalous
deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy
fray
noisy fight
incredulously
skeptically
meretricious
tawdrily attractive
resplendent
shining brightly
Allegory
a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning - a literal level and one more symbolic levels.
monologue
a speech by one character that, unlike a soliloquy is addressed to another chararcter or characters
grievance
injustice; complaint
specious
showy
character
A person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
caesura
in greek and latin prosody: a break in the flow of sound in a verse caused by the ending of a word within a foot/ In modern prosody: a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse.
tremulous
characteried by trembling
futile
useless, hopeless
falling action
a step in the plot which comes after climax
sepulcher
tomb
climax
the high point of interest or suspense n a story, novel, or play.
sagacious
perceptive, shrewed
iniquity
sin
maledictions
curse
Direct Characterization
The act of creating and developing a character. In direct characterization, the author directly states a character's traits.
de'classe'
degrading of one's social status
procure
get; obtain
ostentatious
intended to attract notice, showy
depreciate
to lessen in price or value
naive
unsophisticated
predilection
pre-existing preference
lamentable
distressing, sad
licentious
lacking moral restraint
obstinacy
the quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding
theology
the study about religion
vagary
unpredictable occurence
flat chararcter
a character that shows only one trait
impertinent
not showing proper respect
calumny
false accusation; slander
symbol
anything that stands for something else
accost
to approch and speak to, especially hertily
palpable
able to be felt, easily perceived
prodigous
enormous
resolution
the step in a plot in which a general insight or change is conveyed
instigates
urges on; stirs up
confounded
confused, dismayed
propitation
action disigned to soothe or satisfy a person, a cause, e.t.c.
inscrutable
baffling, mysterious
profoundly
deeply
drama
a story written to be performed by actors. The script of a drama is made of dialogue and stage directions.
disheveled
untidy
obeisance
a movement of the body made in token of respect
foil
a character who provides a contrast to another character.
soliloquy
a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on a stage
mood
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
Transcendentalism
an American literary and philosophical movement of the nineteenth century. They believed that intuition and the individual conscience "transcend" experience and thus are better guides to truth than are the senses and logical reason.
munificent
very liberal in giving or bestowing
plot
the sequence of events in a literary work..
venerable
worthy of respect
suspense
a feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work. Writers create suspense by raising questions in the minds of their readers
blandly
gently
connate
existing naturally; innate
irony
the general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result.
contentious
hostile, aggressive
ingratiating
charming or flattering
satire
a literary work that ridicules the foulness and faults of individuals, an institution, society, or even humanity in general.
aside
a short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true thoughts and feelings
beguile
to trick, to charm
eloquence
speech or writing that is graceful and persuasive
vial
a small closed or closable vessle especially for drugs
Indirect Characterization
The act of creating and developing a character. In dindirect characteriation, an author provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks lie, does, and says, as well as how other chraracters react to him/her.
theme
a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
ameliorate
improve
avidly
eagerly
scourge
instrument for inflicting punishement
blank verse
Poetry written in unrhythmed iambic pentameter lines.
exile
banish
enjoined
directed or imposed by authoritative order or urgent admonition
meter
the meter of a poem is tis rhythmical pattern. The pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats in each line.
gallant
brave and noble
martial
military
equivocal
subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confusion
fickle
changeable
imperceptible
barely noticeable
subsided
to sink or fall to the bottom
radiant
shining brightly
effrontery
shameless boldness
round character
a character that shows many different traits- faults as well as virtues
cascade
fall
appellation
title
inculcation
teaching by repetition and urging
allusion
a reference to well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
grotesque
resembling a freak
divines
clergy
Romanticism
A literary and artistic movement of the nineteenth century. Romanticists placed a premium on imagination, emotion, nature, individuality, and exotica.
sentience
a sentiment quality or state
indolently
lazily, idly
discreet
careful about what one says or does
transgression
wrongdoing, sin
chaos
disorder
dissembling
disguising one's real nature or motives
craven
defeated
bastions
fortifications
deposition
the testimony of a witness made under oath but not in open court
conflict
a struggle between opposing forces.
termination
end in time or existence
tumultuous
rough, stormy
rueful
feeling sorrow or regret
prescient
having or showing knowledge of events before they occur
bizarre
deviating from the customary
importunate
troublesome
indecorous
improper
narrator
a speaker or character who tells a story
ravages
devastations
ambiguities
statements or events whos meaning are unclear
explicit
clearly stated
Iambic p entameter
a poem with five foots in which each foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
cleave
adhere, cling
pensive
deeply or seriously thoughtful
vile
evil; wicked
tantalized
tormented, frustrated
cunning
skilled in deception
waggery
mischievous humor
blithe
carefree
conciliatory
tending to soothe anger
augmenting
increasing, enlarging
imagery
the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader. These pictures, or images are created by details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement.
suffrage
vote or voting
precluded
prevented

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