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somber gloomy, sad, serious
apprehension dread, anxiety
dismal dreary, bleak
avert to turn away, to prevent
dissipate to scatter or disperse, to make disappear
mundane common, ordinary
oblivion forgetfulness, lacking awareness
perpetual continual, without end
vexed irritated, annoyed
sagacity wisdom
audacity boldness, nerve
extra beyond
inter between
semi half
co together
em into, onto
mis bad
dynamic character changes in a significant way during the course of the story
flat character presented as having a single trait
static character remains the same throughout the story
round character presented in a complex, three-dimensional portrait
foil a character who contrasts with another character
antagonist A person, or a group of people who oppose the main character
protagonist the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
geo earth
human man
hydro water
meter measure
port carry
sphere round
flashback the technique of disrupting the chronological flow of a narrative by interjecting events that have occurred at an earlier time
foreshadowing the use of hints or clue in a narrative to suggest future action
imagery language that creates a sensory impression within the reader's mind
allusion a brief reference to a historical, mythological, or literary person, place, thing or event
metaphor a device of figurative language that compares two unlike objects
plagiarism the use of the language and thoughts of another author without giving credit
works cited page lists identifying information, such as the publication date and location, for each of the sources used in a paper
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