english 9 final

adversary

adversary

opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute

assimilation

the process of becoming more like a culture or sub-group of the population

augment

to make greater

aversion

a feeling of dislike toward something

deferred

delayed or postponed

disparage

to represent as being worthless; belittle

enmity

deep-seated, often mutual hatred or ill will

fickle

erratic changeableness or instability

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance

ignominy

public shame

myriad

a countless or extremely great number

ominous

foreboding or foreshadowing evil

pensive

engaged in deep or serious thought

pugnacious

having an argumentative nature

prowess

expertise in a particular activity

theme (central idea)

a main, unifying element of the story

conflict

a struggle between two opposing forces (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature)

mood

the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

tone

reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience

imagery

language that stimulates the readers’ senses and add symbolism

metaphor

a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

simile

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

sonnet

a fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme (iambic pentameter) - abab cdcd efef gg

irony

a moment of dialogue or plot that contradicts what the audience expects from a character or story

dramatic irony

when the audience or reader knows something that the character’s don’t

verbal irony

when a speaker's intention is the opposite of what they are saying

soliloquy

a monologue that is delivered when the character is alone

prologue

a preface or introduction to a literature work

iambic pentameter

a rhythmic pattern in poetry that consists of ten syllables, with stress on every other syllable