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Ambiguity
Quality of being open to multiple interpretations
Character Foils
Character that exhibits opposite or conflicting traits to another character.
Diction
Choice of words and style of expression that an author makes
Fallacy
A false or mistaken idea
Juxtaposition
Literary device that places two contrasting or complementary elements side by side.
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Paradox/Paradoxically
Statement that appears to be self-contradictory but upon reflection, makes sense.
Parallel/Parallelism
Figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure.
Satire
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision.
Sensory language: auditory, gustatory, tactile, olfactory, optical/visual
hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing
Archaic
Figure of speech in which a used phrase or word is considered very old fashioned and outdated.
Avaricious/ Avarice
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
Clandestine
Something done in secret
Contrive
to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Copious
abundant; plentiful
Desultory
marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
Equivocation
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself
Fatuous
silly and pointless
Iniquity
immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Inviolate
free or safe from injury or violation
Impregnable
unable to be captured or broken into
Impudence
lack of modesty; shamelessness
Incongruous
not being in harmony, accordance, and agreement
Insidious
characters or plot devices that possess a hidden agenda or ulterior motives.
Inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
Inexorably
impossible to stop or prevent
Nebulous
indistinct or vague
Odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Penitent
Character who undergoes a profound transformation, seeking redemption for their past actions.
Prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way
Prodigious
immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
Repudiate
refuse to accept or be associated with
Reconnoiter
to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes
Sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Saccharine
excessively sweet or sentimental
Sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people.
Tacit
expressed without words; implied
Timorous
nervous and without much confidence
Wanton
manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known: characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm.
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