3 vocab and lit-terms

Ambidetrous adj

equally skillful with each hand ( writing with left and right hand)

Degradation n.

a state of low honor or moral character

Detached adj.

showing lack of emotional involvement

devoid adj.

completely wanting or lacking

expunge v.

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

formidable adj.

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

Infallible adj.

never wrong

scrutiny n.

the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes

Stifle v.

hold back suppress

Venerable adj.

impressive on account of age or historic associations

Allegory

a story with two or more levels of meaning

Analogy

comparison between two or more things that are similar in some way but other ways unalike

Direct characterization

a method of indicating what a character is like by directly stating their personality traits

Indirect characterization

a method of indicating what a character is like by revealing their personality through description of their actions

Foil

a character who provides a strong contrast to another character

Motif

recurring subject, theme, idea

Narrator

speaker or character who tells the story

Testimonial

formal statement testifying to someone or somethings character

Tone

reflection of a writer or speaker attitude toward a subject of literary work