honors english 1

Rakishly

With a confident, carefree, and dashing look

Distraught

Deeply upset and agitated

Haggard

Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

craven

cowardly; lacking the least bit of courage; contemptible fainthearted

abscond

to go away suddenly and secretly

aperture

an opening, such as a hole or a gap

immolation

death or destruction

impunity

freedom from penalty or harm

preclude

to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance

repose

to lie dead or at rest

subside

to decrease in the amount of intensity; settle down

termination

an end, limit, or edge

rabid

uncontrollable; fanatical

benign

good; kindly

condiment

a sauce, relish, or spice used to season food

steel

to make strong; to mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult

degenerate

a corrupt or vicious person

crass

crude; unrefined

amenity

something that adds to ones comfort or convenience

condone

to forgive or overlook

cultivated

refined or cultured in manner

disarming

removing or overcoming suspicion, especially through the use of charm

droll

amusingly odd or comical; funny

imperative

absolutely necessary

quarry

the object of a hunt; prey

scruple

a feeling of uneasiness that keeps a person from doing something

solicitously

in a manner expressing care or concern; carefully

tangible

capable of being touched or felt; having actual form and substance

uncanny

so remarkable as to seem supernatural; unusual

zealous

intensely enthusiastic

exposition

provides important background information and introduces the setting and the important characters. the first stage of the plot

rising action

where the conflict develops

climax

turning point and the movement of greatest suspense

falling action

SHOWS how the main characters resolve the conflict

resolution

reveals the final outcome of the story

conflict

a struggle between opposing forces

internal conflict

conflict that occurs within a characters mind

external conflict

a clash between a character and an outside force, such as another character, society, or a force of nature

three examples of conflicts

character vs character

character vs nature

character vs society

setting

time and place of a story

foreshadowing

hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story. foreshadowing creates suspense

flashback

a conversation, episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of a story

suspense

excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out how a story ends or how a conflict is resolved

characterization

the way a writer creates and develops characters’ personalities

direct characterization

direct comments about a characters personality or nature through the voice of the narrator

indirect characterization

indicates or shows what a characters personality is through descriptions of their actions, speech, appearance, and interactions with other characters

methods of characterization

thoughts, speech, and actions of other characters

characters

individuals who participate in the action of literary work

protagonist

the main character involved in the conflict

antagonist

a principal character or force in opposition to a protagonist

dynamic character

undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds

static character

a character who remains the same throughout a story

round character

complex and highly developed, having a variety of traits and different sides to his or her personality

flat character

usually has one outstanding trait, characteristic, or role

point of view

refers to the method of narration use in a short story, novel, narrative, poem, or work of nonfiction

first person point of view

narrator is a character in the story (I, me)

second person point of view

story is told by a narrator who addresses the reader or some other assumed “you” (you, your, and yours)

third person point of view

narrator is not one of the characters (he, she, they)

third person omniscient

all-knowing point of view, sees into the minds of all the characters

third person limited

narrator focuses on the thoughts, feelings, and observations of one character

irony

a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

situational irony

when the character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens instead

verbal irony

when what is said is the opposite of what is meant

imagery

descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences and usually appeals to one or more of the five senses

simile

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the words like or as

metaphor

makes a comparison between two things without using the words like or as

allusion

an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work

symbol/symbolism

a person, place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself

mood

feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

tone

attitude a writer takes toward a subject