Learn: Frankenstein Vocab | Quizlet

Ardent

passionate, enthusiastic, or intensely devoted

Adhorrence

a feeling of repulsion or disgust; hatred

Sublime

of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration; awe-inspiring

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating

Benevolent

well-meaning and kindly; showing goodwill

Desolate

deserted or bleak; feeling abandoned and lonely

Frame Narrative

a story within a story achieved through shifting narrative perspectives

Grotesque

characters who inspire both disgust and empathy

Foils

a pair of characters who are opposites, usually to emphasize the traits of the protagonist

Doppelganger

a physical twin, psychological twin, shadow itself, or alter ego

Allusion

a figure of speech in which an object, text, or circumstance is referred to indirectly. (Balnk) are often historical, literacy, political, or religious in nature

Juxtaposition

The placing of two things side by side so as to highlight their differences

Simile

A type of metaphor that uses like or as in its comparison of two unlike things

Tone

A way of communicating information that conveys an attitude