English 10 Vocab/ Lit terms List 1

Assuage

v. to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm

Malevolent

adj. Showing a desire to harm another

Erratic

adj. Acting in a way that is not regular or expected

Fractious

adj. causing terrible

Scuppernongs

n. A type of grape native to the southern part of the United States

Asinine

adj. stupid or silly

Benign

adj. not causing harm

Impudent

adj. to be shamelessly bold and disregard others, rude, and disrespectful

Dismemberment

n. the act of cutting off a person’s or animal’s limbs

Taciturn

adj. Almost always silent

Exposition

the beginning of the plot where we are introduced to everything

Rising Action

the second part of the plot where the events build suspense

Climax

the third part of the plot, the turning point

Falling Action

the fourth part of the plot, has no information, the effects of the climax

Resolution

the fifth part of plot, the ending

Foreshadowing

a hint of things to come

Internal Conflict

man vs. self

External Conflict

man vs. man, nature, or society

Mood/Atmosphere

The feeling we get from a piece of work

Point of View

the perspective the story is told from

First Person Point of View

The narrator is going through the experience

Third Person Omniscient

all knowing, the narrator knows everything

Third Person Limited

Limited to one character

Symbolism

A symbol that represents a deeper meaning

Setting

Time and Place