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impending

about to happen

accomplice

partner in crime

premonition

a warning in advance

apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

scoff

to make fun of

dignity

the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect

muffled

wrapped or padded with material in order to stifle sound

Generalization

A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person

stoic

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

dissuade

to persuade not to do something

heed

to pay attention to

Characterization

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

Setting of a story

The time and place of a story

stirred

to affect or move somene's feelings

simile

comparing two things using like or as

Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

dynamic character

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

flat character

two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work

round character

this character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background

Genre

a major category or type of literature

historical fiction

A type of realistic fiction that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

Symbolism

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

Imagery

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

first person limited

when a character narrates his/her own experience directly using "I."

first person omniscient

a voice that uses "i" and knows the thoughts of the other characters; rare

second person point of view

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly

third person omniscient

the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work

Tone

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

looting

steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

cunning

Cleverness; slyness

Inference

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Proclimation

a public or official announcement

indifferent

not caring one way or the other

scornful

feeling or expressing contempt or derision

depict

(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

convey

to communicate