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English mid-term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conflict | a struggle between opposing forces The Most Dangerous Game |
| Round character | A character that shows many different traits, faults as well as virtues The life of Walter Mitty |
| Flat character | a character that is opposite to a round character |
| Foil | a character who contrasts to another character The Most Dangerous Game |
| Epiphany | sudden realization The Necklace |
| Symbolism | something that stands for another thing The Birds |
| Tone | the writer’s attitude The Interlopers |
| POV | 3rd person limited |
| POV | 3rd person omniscient |
| POV | 1st person |
| Foreshadowing | clues that suggest what’s going on |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech |
| Situational Irony | an event that occurs that directly contradicts expectations of characters The Cask of Amontillado |
| Verbal irony | the opposite of what’s said is meant The Most Dangerous Game |
| Dramatic irony | a general term for literary tequniques that portray differences |
| Theme | a central message or insight into life revealed though a literary work |
| Allusion | a reference to a well-known person place of thing The Road Ahead |
| Dreamy thoughts of pleasant things | |
| To be lively | |
| Brazen | Shamelessly bold |
| Impunity | exempt from punishment |
| Indolent | Lazy, idle |
| Writhing | twisting, turning |
| Furtive | stealthily trying not to be heard |
| Avail | be of help |
| Dogma | a firmly held belief |
| Grisly | horrifying, gruesome |
| Pyre | a pile of wood which burns a body at a funeral |
| Myriad | countless, innumerable |
| Demure | shy or modest |
| Immolation | a sacrifice |
| Bland | dull, no color or taste |
| Tumult | noisy commotion |
| Fretful | irritable and discontent |
| Conundrum | puzzling or confusing |
| Subjunctive | enslavement |
| Perish | Die |
| Medley | mixture of things not usually found together |
| Insidious | treacherous in a sly slick way |
| Precipitous | steep, sheer |
| Virtuoso | a musician who shows exceptionable ability |
| Futile | useless, hopeless |
| Placid | calm |
| Scullery | a small room for washing dishes and utensils |
| Archaic | old fashioned |
| Laden | burdened |
| Ineffable | to be over whelming |
| Marauder | raiders |
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