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Week 2
English vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| foil (as a literary term) | a character or element that provides a sharp contrast to another character, most often the protagonist, in order to highlight the protagonist's unique qualities, values, or flaws |
| hoard (as a noun) | a secret store or supply of something valuable or useful, such as money, valuables, or even food, kept hidden away or accumulated for future use |
| motif (in literature) | a distinctive element—like an image, object, idea, sound, or even a recurring phrase—that repeats throughout a work to contribute to the overall meaning and serve a purpose |
| theme (in literature) | An idea about life that the author is trying to convey to the reader |
| symbol (in literature) | a tangible entity—an object, character, color, action, or place—that represents an abstract idea or concept beyond its literal meaning |
| Appositive | a pair or occasionally a series of usually adjacent words, phrases, or clauses (especially nouns or noun equivalents) that have the same referent and that stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of the sentence |
| Diction | Style of speaking or writing as a dependant upon choice of words |
| bereft | lacking or deprived of something |
| Pyre | a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony |
| Lament | to express grief or sorrow for something |
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