English vocab/lit terms list 3

Ambidextrous

adj. - equally skillful with each hand

Degradation

n. - a state of low honor or moral character

Detached

adj. - showing lack of emotional involvement

Devoid

adj. - completely wanting or lacking

Expunge

v. - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Formidable

adj. - extremely impressive in strength or excellence

Infallible

adj. - never wrong

Scrutiny

n. - the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes

Stifle

v. - hold back; suppress

Venerable

adj. - impressive on account of age or historic associations

Allegory

a story with two or more levels of meaning - a literal level and one or more symbolic levels

Analogy

comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but other ways unalike

Direct Characterization

a method of indication what a character is like by directly stating their personality traits

Indirect Characterization

a method of indicating what a character is like by revealing their personality through descriptions of their actions, speech, appearance, and interactions with other characters.

Foil

a character who provides a strong contrast to another character

Motif

recurring subject, theme, idea, etc.

Narrator

speaker of character who tells the story

Testimonial

formal statement testifying to someone or something’s character

Tone

reflection of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject of literary work