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TheLandVocab3
vocab from "The Land" and "Caroline" and literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stately | with pride and honor |
| undaunted | without fear |
| profitable | money making |
| stipulated | to promise, in making an agreement |
| frivolous | trivial |
| hardships | events or feelings that are painful to hear |
| shroud | hide or cover |
| brusquely | abrupt in manner |
| gratitude | thanks |
| scrutinizing | to examine closely |
| antagonist | The character opposing the protagonist in a work of literature; may be another character, society, a force of nature, or even a force within the main character. |
| author's purpose | The author's purpose for creating a particular work; may be to entertain, to explain/inform, to express an opinion, or to persuade the readers to do or believe something (may have more than one purpose). |
| foreshadowing | The use of clues or hints suggesting events that will occur later in the plot; used to build suspense or anxiety. |
| flashback | Interruption in the present action of the plot to show events that happen at the earlier time; may provide information that helps readers understand a character's current situation. |
| mood (atmosphere) | The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature; stated with adjectives. |
| point of view | The perspective from which the story is told. |
| first person | One of the characters, using the personal pronoun "I" tells the story; we only know what this person knows, feels, and observes. |
| third person | The narrator is not involved in the story's action. |
| What are the three types of third person? | limited, objective, and omniscient |
| Third person LIMITED | Narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character. |
| Third person OBJECTIVE | Narrator does not comment on any characters' thoughts or feelings; only REPORTS on observable actions/words. |
| Third person OMNISCIENT | The narrator has insight into ALL character's and their problem; knows the past, present, and future. |
| protagonist | The main character in literary work; involved in the work's central conflict, |
| setting | The time, place, and general environment of a literary work; may be clear and well-defined or left to reader's imagination; may include geographic location, historical period, season, time of day, and the customs and manners of a society. |
| theme | A message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work; usually not stated. may symbolize a state or a country. |
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