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| 2811564386 | poetry | A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination. Ex: Shakespearean Sonnet | 0 | |
| 2811564387 | prose | Any writing that is not poetry ex: Novels | 1 | |
| 2811565066 | central meaning | theme ex: The theme of Modern Love is that love will die if communication isn't the key to them. | 2 | |
| 2811565623 | characterization | A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits. ex: Her sweet demeanor | 3 | |
| 2811565624 | shift | change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group ex: Sonnet 130 | 4 | |
| 2823152676 | diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words The writer's diction was rather intellectual. | 5 | |
| 2823153358 | disjunct | act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas The disjunct girl was lonely. | 6 | |
| 2823154221 | unfathomable | Difficult or impossible to understand Mrs. Young's time management skills are unfathomable. | 7 | |
| 2823155195 | benign | Harmless The family went out to celebrate the fact that the matriarch's tumor was benign. | 8 | |
| 2823155473 | assertion | a declaration or statement The teacher asserted her authority. | 9 | |
| 2847235344 | catharsis | Emotional release The widow had a catharsis after the funeral. | 10 | |
| 2847235345 | epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight The Pastor had an epiphany about the future. | 11 | |
| 2847235346 | alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds The teacher successfully taught alliterations. | 12 | |
| 2847236473 | archetype | A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response The archetype appealed to the student. | 13 | |
| 2847236474 | foil | A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only The antagonist is foiled to the protagonist. | 14 | |
| 2880510881 | adjective | A word that describes a noun Ex: The adjective helped describe the woman. | 15 | |
| 2880510882 | verb | An action word Ex: The verb was used so show what the character did. | 16 | |
| 2880512092 | infinitive phrase | Consists of an infinitive and any modifiers Ex: The infinitive phrase was used in the sentence. to | 17 | |
| 2880512093 | gerund phrase | Consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements the gerund has. The entire phrase is used as a noun. Ex: The gerund phrase is used like a noun. "that thing" | 18 | |
| 2880513879 | participal phrase | Present or the past participles will be used as stand alone adjectives or adverb. Ex. fallen apple, rotating orbits, fainted students. and forms phrase with other words (such as Thinking about orbits-is a participle phrase and work like adjective. Ex: The participal phrase stood as an adjective. | 19 | |
| 2964934661 | Omnious | threatening The omnious graveyard cat spooked the children. | 20 | |
| 2964936801 | Choleric | Easily angered The man was very choleric. | 21 | |
| 2964938623 | Jubilant | Joyful The jubilant girl danced at her sister's wedding. | 22 | |
| 2964938655 | Placid | Calm The children were placid during church. | 23 | |
| 2964941316 | Indifferent | Having no preference The couple was indifferent as to where they'd eat. | 24 | |
| 3011866159 | consoling | Comforting Ex: The consoling puppy helped the older man calm down. | 25 | |
| 3011866160 | Contemptuous | Scornful The contemptuous woman sneered at the young girl. | 26 | |
| 3011868910 | patronizing | condescending The man patronized the neighbor kids after playing in his yard. | 27 | |
| 3011868911 | somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit The mood was very somber during the graveside services. | 28 | |
| 3011868912 | contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue The college students contemplated their classes. | 29 | |
| 3112741933 | understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. Ex: To say that the wedding was the most beautiful of the year is an understatement. The beautiful chandeliers hung elegantly from the ceilings. The bouquet of buttons was the epitome of vintage. The wedding was truly gorgeous. | 30 | |
| 3112743521 | disconcerting | bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing Ex: The disconcerting movie shocked the crowd. A character moved from the shadows and scared the attendants. The exclaimed in surprise and some even ran out of the room. The movie night was a success. | 31 | |
| 3112745984 | solemn | serious Ex: The lady's solemn expression indicated her attitude. The day had been hard and the child was incessantly annoying her. She deadpanned, "I'm not in the mood." | 32 | |
| 3112747654 | passive | Nonassertive Ex: The boy was passive in the argument. He was being verbally bullied and wasn't paying the other boy any attention. This aggravated the bully and proceeded to say even more hurtful things. The boy just walked away. | 33 | |
| 3112751666 | patronizing | condescending Ex: The man patronized the neighbor kids after playing in his yard. He had spent many hours watering and caring for it and was very protective of his grass. He didn't want the children to destroy it, so he yelled at the rowdy kids. They then proceeded to run home crying. | 34 | |
| 3167648060 | compassionate | Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. | 35 | |
| 3167650305 | inflammatory | provocative | 36 | |
| 3167650353 | audacious | Fearless and daring | 37 | |
| 3167653269 | wry | (adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous | 38 | |
| 3167654665 | haughty | Arrogant | 39 | |
| 3260917460 | reticent | Quiet The normally reticent girl voiced her opinion during the heated discussion. | 40 | |
| 3260920048 | pathos | Appeal to emotion The boy's pathos to his girlfriend gave her a positive self image. | 41 | |
| 3260922216 | pathetic fallacy | faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects The pathetic fallacy in the poem had to do with Mother Nature. | 42 | |
| 3260923826 | denigrating | Condescending The denigrating man was very rude to the young children. | 43 | |
| 3260925494 | bildungsroman | A coming of age story the bildungsroman appealed to the teenagers. | 44 |
