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vocabulary 1
english 34
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allusion | an indirect reference to something |
| ostentation | a display to impress each other |
| theme | the main idea of a story poem novel or play |
| profane | showing disrespect for scared things |
| characterization | the description of a persons qualities or personality |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| monologue | a speech by one character |
| irony | deliberate contrast between what is said and what is meant |
| setting | the time and place in which a work is set |
| soliloquy | a long speech expressing the thoughts & feelings of a character who is alone on stage |
| callow | immature, inexperienced |
| banter | good-humored teasing |
| vivacity | being very lively |
| wanly | indicating weariness and weakness |
| deplorable | wretched , very bad |