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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quarry | the object of the hunt |
| tangible | capable of being touched or felt |
| suspense | is the excitement or tension that readers feel as they become involved in a story |
| condone | to forgive or overlook |
| plot | is the series of events in a narrative |
| imperative | absolutely necessary |
| uncanny | so remarkable as to seem supernatural |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| scruples | a feeling of uneasiness that keeps someone from doing something |
| zealous | intensely inthusiastic |
| foreshadow | is a hint to suggest later events |
| prospects | chances of |
| incessantly | constantly, without end |
| pauper | poor person |
| aghast | with shock or horror |
| gamut | arrange or series of #s |
| askew | crooked or slanted |
| paste | immitation jems |
| seine | a river that runs thru paris |
| franc | monetary unit in france |
| character | person in a story, moral values |
| preclude | to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance |
| impunity | freedom from penalty or harm |
| immolation | death or destruction |
| abscond | to go away suddenly or secretly |
| repose | to lie dead or at rest |
| termination | an end, limit or edge |
| subside | to decrease in amount or intensity; settle down |
| aperture | an opening, such as a hole or a gap |
| pronoun | a word in place of a noun |
| possesive pronoun | a pronoun that shows ownership |
| andecent | the noun to which he pronoun refers |
| reflexive pronoun | reflects action back upon the subject |
| interrogative pronoun | introduces a question |
| indefinite pronoun | refers to unidentified persons, places,things,ideas |
| irony | refers to the contrast between appearance and reality |
| dramatic irony | occurs when readers know more about the situation in the story than a character does |
| verbal irony | when a character says one thing but means another |
| setting | the time and place of the story's action |
| mood | the atmosphere the author creates |
| imagery | descriptive words that recreate sensory experiences |
| possessive noun | a noun that shows ownership |
| plural noun | more than one person, place, thing or idea |
| concrete | name of something perceived by the senses |
| abstract noun | name of an idea, quality or state |
| singular noun | one person, place, thing, or idea |
| proper noun | a particular |
| collective noun | the name of a group of people or things |
| compound noun | single noun formed from two or more words |
| common noun | general name for a person, place, or thing |
| paddy | flooded field where rice is grown |
| stealth | secret actions or movements |
| pretended | acted like someone else |
| fecund | producing much growth |
| diffuse | unfocused |
| skirted | to go around the outside of |
| courage | strength and determination |
| inertia | tendency to continue what one is doing |
| mortar | muzzle loading firing weapon for short ranges |
| giggles | uncontrollable laughter |
| intensive pronoun | repeats to magnify or intensify the meaning |
| intensive pronoun | repeats to magnify or intensify the meaning |
| style | the way a piece of work is written |
| voice | the personality of the author |
| flashback | an account of something that occurred before the story started |
| realism | vivid descriptions of what the character sees or does |
| inferences | something gathered but not out right said |
| plural noun | more than one person,place,thing or idea |
| singular noun | one person,place,thing or idea |
| personal pronoun | Personal pronouns are pronouns used as substitutes for proper or common nouns |
| elements of the plot | intro,hook,rising action,climax,falling action,resolution |
| action verb | expresses physical or mental action |
| transitive verb | an action verb that apperas with a direct object |
| intransitive verb | an action verb that doesn't appear with an action verb |
| linking verb | links the subject of a sentence to the predicate |
| auxiliary verb | combines with verbs to form verb phrases |
| verb phrase | a verb with a helping verb |
| niter | A white, gray, or colorless mineral |
| coat of arms | family crest & motto |
| static character | a character who does not change in a story |
| dynamic character | someone who changes in a story |
| internal conflict | mental conflict that you have to make a moral decision about |
| external conflict | physical conflict that you have little control over |
| charming billy author | tim o'brien |
| the most dangerous game author | richard connell |
| TMDG main characters | rainsford, zaroff |
| TMDG minor characters | whitney, ivan, dogs |
| TMDG setting | shiptrap island,carribean sea,21st century,dark thick night,hot,nervous crew |
| charming billy main character | pfc paul berlin |
| charming billy minor characters | buffalo toby, billy boy watkins dr peret |
| charmign billy setting | vietnam,1965-1973,fearful,anxious,political unrest |
| cask main characters | montressor,fortunato |
| cask setting | sinister,ominous,gloomy,carnival |
| cask theme | don't insult others,just in jest |
| cask author | edgar allan poe |
| necklace author | guy de maussupant |
| necklace setting | paris,1800's,madame loisel's apartment,desperate,sad |
| necklace main character | madame loisel |
| necklace minor characters | madame forestier,monsieur loisle |
| necklace conflicts | rich vs poor,needs vs wants |
| necklace themes | be happy with what you have,don't covet others possessions |
| TMDG themes | rainsford vs jungle,rainsford vs zaroff,man vs society |
| call of the wild main character | buck |
| COTW minor characters | john thornton, calyope,mercedes |
| COTW theme | desperate,heroic |
| COTW setting | alaska,1890s |
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