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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| paddy | flooded field where rice is grown |
| stealth | secret actions or movements |
| pretended | acted like someone else |
| fecund | producing much growth |
| diffuse | unfocused laughter |
| 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 |
| style | the way a piece of work is written |
| voice | the personality of the author |
| flashback | an account of something before the story started |
| realism | vivid descriptions of what the character sees or does |
| inferences | something gathered but not outright said |
| prospects | chances or opportunities |
| incessantly | continually or constantly |
| pauper | a poor person |
| aghast | with shock or horror |
| gamut | an entire range or series |
| askew | crooked or slanted |
| paste | imitation or fake gems |
| Seine | river in paris |
| franc | monetary unit in france in 1800's |
| character | people in a story or a personality trait |
| pronoun | a word used in place of a noun |
| subordinate clause | has a subject and verb but is not a complete thought |
| reflexive | reflects on the subject of the sentence |
| relative | introduces a subordinate clause |
| interrogative | introduces a question |
| demonstrative | points out a noun |
| possessive pronoun | shows ownership |
| antecedent | the noun to which the pronoun refers to |
| indefinite | not definite |
| intensive | repeats to magnify or intensify the meaning |
| pen name | fake name that the author goes by |
| action verb | expresses a physical or mental action |
| intransitive verb | an action verb without a direct object |
| linking verb | links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate |
| helping verbs | combined with verbs to form verb phrases |
| verb phrases | a phrase made up of verbs |
| transitive verb | an action verb that appears with a direct object |
| coat of arms | family symbol and motto |
| possessive noun | a noun that shows ownership or possession |
| plural noun | more than one person, place, thing, or idea |
| concrete noun | name of something percieved by the senses |
| abstract noun | name of an idea, quality or state |
| singular noun | one person, place, thing, or idea |
| common noun | general name for a person, place, or thing |
| collective noun | the name of a group of people or things |
| compound noun | single noun formed from two or more words |
| proper noun | a particular person, place, thing, or idea |
| aperture | an opening |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| subside | to decrease in amount |
| immolation | death or destruction |
| termination | to end |
| repose | to lie dead at rest |
| abscond | to go away suddenly or secretly |
| impunity | freedom from penalty or harm |
| irony | refers to contrast between appearance and reality |
| dramatic irony | occurs when readers know more abnout the situation in the story than the character does |
| verbal irony | when a character states 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 |
| quarry | object of the hunt |
| tangible | having form or substance |
| suspense | uncertainty, tension |
| inferior | less important |
| condone | forgive or overlook |
| plot | most interesting part of the story |
| imperative | necessary |
| uncanny | remarkabl, outstanding |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| scruple | uneasiness |
| zealous | intensely enthusiastic |
| foreshadow | hint early in the story of something to happen later |
| first person point of view | the narrator-the voice that tells the story, a character in a story that refers to themself as i or me |
| third person point of view | a voice/narrator that tells the story using the pronouns he, she, and they |
| dynamic characters | those who undergo important changes as a plot unfolds |
| static characters | those who remain the same throughout a story |
| the point of view for the story "the necklace" allows the readers to know the thoughts and feelings of? | more than one character |
| in the beginning of"the necklace" how are madame loisel and her husband different? | she is unhappy and he is satisfied |
| what twists occur athe end of "the necklace"? | madame loisel learns that the necklace was fake |
| which character in "the necklace" is best described as a static character? | monsieur loisel |
| montressor knows that fortunato will want to sample the amontillado because fortunato prides himself onhis knowledge of? | wine |
| in "where have you gone, charming billy" obrien's style can best be described as? | realistic and informal |
| one feature of realism that obrien employs in "charming billy" is? | vivid descriptions packed with sensory details |
| in "charming billy" what is the authors overall tone, attitude, toward the soldiers in vietnam | compassionate |
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