Emglish oppressed and free

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