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subtlety
(n) quality of being understated or delicate
Orator
(n) a person who delivers a speech or oration
benevolent
(adj) intending or showing kindness
deficient
(ajd) lacking some characteristic or element, defective
fervent
(adj) having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
piety
(n) the quality of being religious
consternation
(n) fear resulting from awareness of danger
redolent
(adj) having a strong or pleasant odor
smite
(v) to hit or strike something
guile
(n) the quality of being crafty
myriad
(n/adj) a large or indefinite number
elusive
(adj) Skillful at eluding capture, difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze, difficult to describe, making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve, or believe
elixir
(n) a magical or medicinal potion
tumultuously
(adverb) In a tumultuous and riotous manner
spiritual
a religious song many associated with slavery; had two parts - a literal and figurative meaning
allegory
a story/poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
refrain
the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry
tone
the general character or attitude
theme
the subject
rhyme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
situational irony
when something happens that is opposite of what is expected
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that a character does not
third person omniscient
a pov where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters
third person limited
the pov that uses a narrator with access to only one character's perspective
stream of consciousness
a writing technique that tries to convey a character's thoughts as they experience them
symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas
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