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The Sniper / ELA 9
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Character | Person or anything represented as a person in a literary work |
Flat Character | A character with only one outstanding trait or feature |
Static Character | A character that doesn't change throughout a literary work |
Round Character | A complex and multi-dimensional character |
Dynamic Character | A character that changes during the literary work |
Characterization | The method an author uses to reveal a character's personality |
Protagonist | The central character of a literary work |
Antagonist | A person or force that opposes the protagonist |
Irony | The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
Situational Irony | Occurs when a character, or the reader, expects one thing to happen but something entirely different happens |
Enveloped | Covered; wrapped |
Beleaguered | Surrounded |
Spasmodically | At irregular intervals, intermittently |
Ascetic | Severe, stern |
Fanatic | A person who supports a cause or pursues an interest with extreme enthusiasm |
Lodge | To become embedded or stuck |
Ruse | A trick |
Reel | To fall off balance; lurch |
Remorse | Bitter regret |
Identity | The quality of being a unique person; individuality |