Vocab 3.1
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
Austere
Abundant wealth
Affluence
Uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
Verbal Irony
T/F I read most/all of Jane Eyre
False
of very poor quality or condition
Deplorable
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Trite
A figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated
Metonymy
This person sets fire to Thornfield
Bertha
St. John rejects this character for marriage
Rosamond Oliver
Respectful deference
Homage
beyond normal limits or boundaries
Transcendent
form of criticism that gives the perspective of writing through a feminist perspective
Feminist Criticism
Jane and the Rivers siblings are what relationship?
Cousins
The headmaster and clergyman of Lowood school
Mr. Brocklehurst
violate the sacred character of a place or language
Desecrate
Out of the ordinary
Unwonted
A change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader
Rhetorical Shift
St. John offers this job to Jane
Head Mistress
She is mentally ill
make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Stipulate
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Emaciated
A poetic mode wherein the speaker uses metaphor, simile and hyperbole to describe the parts of his or her lover's body
Blazon
Jane uses this alias to cover up her real name
Jane Eliot
St. John asks Jane to learn this language
Hindostance