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English mid-term ´22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred |
| adriot | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| ambiguous | unclear, uncertain |
| antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| beguile | charm or enchant (someone) sometimes in a deceptive way |
| carcinogen | a substance or agent that causes cancer |
| chimerical | existing only as a possibility of unchecked imagination |
| coalesce | to come together |
| debacle | a complete failure; total collapse |
| eschew | deliberately avoid using; abstain from |
| endemic | (or a disease or condition) regularly found among a particular people or in a certain area; (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place |
| ennui | feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement |
| eclectic | composed or elements drawn from various sources |
| flout | treat with contemptuous disregard |
| flaunt | to show off something |
| factious | caused by faction |
| garrulous | pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| gloat | to think of something with triumphant/malicious satisfaction or delight; brag |
| hackenyed | overused |
| hiatus | an interruption in continuity, a break |
| hallow | to make holy |
| what are the 5 parts of plot sequence? | exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. |
| rising action | A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax. |
| climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of the story; a turning point |
| falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution |
| resolution | End of the story where loose ends are tied up |
| direct characterization | Author directly describes character |
| indirect characterization | Author subtly reveals the character through actions and interactions. |
| what are the 5 ways of indirect characterization? | appearance, actions, thoughts, words, opinions/reactions of other characters to said character |
| foreshadowing | A warning or indication of a future event |
| external conflict | A struggle between a character and an outside force |
| internal conflict | man vs. self |
| allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event |
| situational irony | An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected |
| dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't |
| theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work |
| symbol | an object, person, situation, or action that has a literal meaning but suggests or represents something else |
| mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
| tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |
| why does Montressor seek revenge on Fortunato? | Fortunato insulted him |
| explain how Montressor tricks Fortunato? | Montresor lures Fortunato further and further into the catacombs through appeals to his vanity, through reverse psychology, through flattery and through keeping him drunk. |
| why does General Zaroff hunt humans? | he wants to hunt something that can reason because he can defeat everything else. doesnt entertain him anymore |
| how does Rainsford outwit Zaroff? | Rainsford jumps into the water of a cliff (making Zaroff believe he is dead) and swims to Zaroff's mansion, sneaks in, and pushes Zaroff out a window. |
| what is the source of Matilde Loisel's unhappiness? | she feels like she's poor and she feels like she's cut out for a much richer life |
| how does matilde loisel replace the necklace? | she and her husband spend all of their life savings and take out a bunch of loans to pay for the new necklace |
| what effect does buying the new necklace have on matilde loisel's life? | her and her husband are forced to work many many jobs and they drop social classes because they are working so hard. |
| what is the situational irony at the end of the necklace? | hey find out that the original necklace was not actually real diamonds, and they worked all of their life for nothing |
| what activity does the narrator initially take part in that brings her comfort AT FIRST in the yellow wallpaper? | journaling |
| what is the primary illustration of dramatic irony in the yellow wallpaper | the reader knows the character is going crazy but the character doesn't |
| what are some elements of foreshadowing in the lottery? | the big pile of stones in the middle of the down, and the children and families being hesitant to attend |
| speaker | A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) in a speech or piece of writing |
| occasion | An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing |
| audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text |
| purpose | the goal the speaker wants to achieve |
| counter argument | an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. |
| refutation | the counter argument to the counter argument |
| logos | an appeal based on logic or reason |
| ethos | credibility and ethics |
| pathos | Appeal to emotion |
| thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved |
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