Jane Eyre Vocab Chapters 1-10

Bildungsroman

A genre focusing on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood

Hamartia

A tragic flaw or error in judgment that leads to a hero’s downfall in classical tragedy

Allegory

A story with a hidden meaning, typically moral or political, conveyed through symbolic characters, events, and settings

Flashback

A literary device that interrupts the chronological sequence to depict earlier events

Hyperbole

Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or dramatic effect

Onomatopoeia

Words that phonetically imitate the sounds they describe

Urgency

The quality of requiring immediate action or attention; pressing importance

Absurdity

The quality of being ridiculously unreasonable or illogical

Peril

Serious and immediate danger or risk

Vulnerability

The state of being exposed to harm, whether physical, emotional, or psyhcological

Crouched

Bent low with the knees drawn up, typically to hide or prepare to move

Arsonist

A person who deliberately sets fire to propertyA

Aporia

When a character speaks directly to oneself or to the reader, especially when trying to solve a dilemma or deciding on a plan

Polysyndention

When a sentence contains multiple coordinating conjunctions, typically “and,” resulting in emphasis