Vocabularyyyyy

  1. Dilettante

    1. A person who takes up an activity in a superficial or casual way; an admirer of the arts without deep knowledge.

  2. Fatuous

    1. Silly and pointless; foolishly complacent or self-satisfied

  3. Sycophant

    1. A person who flatters others for personal gain; a self-serving flatterer

  4. Vicarious

    1. Experienced through the feelings or actions of anothers; secondhand or indirect

  5. Transcend

    1. To go beyond limits or boundaries; to surpass or exceed

  6. Avarice

    1. Extreme greed for wealth or material gain; insatiable desire for more

  7. Caprice

    1. A sudden, impulsive change of mind or behavior; a whim

  8. Incipient

    1. Beginning to exist or appear; in the early stages of development

  9. Mundane

    1. Lacking interest or excitement; ordinary or commonplace

  10. Venerate

    1. To regard with great respect; to honor or rever

  11. Iambic pentameter

    1. A meter pattern where each line is made up of five iambs (ten syllables); most common type of meter in English drama and poetry, mimics the way we naturally speak

  12. Iamb

    1. A poetic foot of two syllables with the stress on the second syllable like the word “again” or “by far”

  13. Spondee

    1. A set of two syllables where both syllables are stressed/emphasized. Ex. maday, racecar, heartbreak

  14. Trochee

    1. Opposite of an iamb. Foot of poetry where the first syllable is stressed and the second is usntressed. Ex. teacher, birthday, poet

  15. Blank Verse

    1. Unrhymed iambic pentameter; many of Shakespeare’s plays are written in this structure


  1. Epitome

    1. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type

  2. Zephyr

    1. A gentle, mild breeze

  3. Wraith

    1. A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death

  4. Volatile

    1. Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse; explosive

  5. Tenebrous

    1. Dark, shadowy, or obscure; not easily

  6. Inexorable

    1. Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless

  7. Ephemeral

    1. Lasting for a very short time; fleeting

  8. Depravity

    1. Moral corruption or wickedness

  9. Subterfuge

    1. Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal; a trick

  10. Perturb

    1. To disturb or disquiet greatly; to throw into confusion

  11. Caesura

    1. A pause within a line of poetry, sometimes punctuated, sometimes not, often mirroring natural speech

  12. Hyperbole

    1. Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a “comin r ironic” effect; an overstatement to make a point

  13. Understatement

    1. Opposite of hyperbole. The presentation or framing of something as less important than it actually is; usually for comedic or satirical effect

  14. Inversion

    1. When the normal word order of a sentence or phrase (subject, verb, object) is inverted to emphasize a point or aid in a rhyme scheme

  15. Syntax

    1. Sentence structure including punctuation, capitalization


  1. Coquette

    1. A flirtatious woman

  2. Sibilant

    1. Marked or characterized by a hissing sound

  3. Agnostic

    1. A person who believes/the belief that nothing can be known of the existence or nature of God

  4. Inextricable

    1. Impossible to disentangle or separate

  5. Dispensation

    1. Exemption from a rule or requirement

  6. Martyr

    1. A person who sacrifices something of great value, often for a cause

  7. Apathy

    1. Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

  8. Spectacle

    1. A visually striking performance or display

  9. Renunciation

    1. The formal rejection of something, often a belief or claim

  10. Sustenance

    1. Food and drink regarded as a source of strength

  11. Connotation

    1. Meanings or associations readers have with a word or an item beyond its dictionary definition. Affects symbolism, tone, and overall meaning.

  12. Denotation

    1. The literal definition of a word. Dictionary definition

  13. Third person limited

    1. A narrator that relates the action using third person pronouns but usually only through th ethoughts and feelings of one character

  14. Third person omniscient

    1. A narrator using third person pronouns to narrate the events of the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

  15. Catharsis

    1. The moment of emotional release that occurs when the major conflict or conflicts of a plot resolve


  1. Usurp

    1. To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right.

  2. Folly

    1. Lack of good sense; foolishness.

  3. Dote

    1. To show excessive love or fondness for someone.

  4. Countenance

    1. A person’s face or facial expression; can also refer to support or approval.

  5. Bounty

    1. Generosity; also refers to a reward or payment, often for a deed.

  6. Elysium

    1. A place or state of ideal happiness; often used in literature to describe a blissful afterlife.

  7. Obscure

    1. Not discovered or known about; not clearly expressed or easily understood.

  8. Allegiance

    1. Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

  9. Wit

    1. The ability to think quickly and express ideas in a clever and humorous way.

  10. Fetter

    1. A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, metaphorically used to describe restrictions or limitations

  11. Slant Rhyme

    1. A rhyme that pairs sounds that are similar but not exactly the same; sometimes called a near rhyme

  12. Archetype

    1. A cultural symbol that has ecome universally understood and recognized can be plot. Character, setting, etc.

  13. Static/Flat Character

    1. A character that lacks development over the course of a story, only has a couple of distinct traits; one-dimensional

  14. Stock Character

    1. A type of static character based on a stereotype; character archetype

  15. Dynamic Character

    1. A character who evolves/changes/develops over the course of a story and shows a range of traits and emotions