Easton Vocab

Imagery

n. the ability to form mental pictures of things or events.

hierarchy

n. a series of ordered groupings with in a system.

Medieval

adj. relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

Genteel

adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners.

Poacher

n. someone who hunts or fishes illegally.

Pilgrimage

n. a journey to a sacred place.

Chivalry

n. the medieval principles governing knightly conduct

Simile

n. a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things

Metaphor

n. a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

Renaissance

n.a period of renewed activity and prominence

Proportion

n. relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude

Composition

n. the way in which someone or something is put together

Personification

n. attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas

Allusion

n. passing reference or indirect mention

Foreshadow

v. indicate by signs

Innuendo

n. an indirect and usually malicious implication

Coy

adj. affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way

Fervently

adv. with strong emotional or zeal

Epilogue

n. a short speech by an actor at the end of a play

Prologue

n. an introductory section of a novel or other literary work