Vocab Ch 16
Calm, peaceful, not easily upset.
What is placid?
To increase in intensity or seriousness.
What is escalate?
When and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
Trevor Noah's favorite fast food restaurant.
What is McDonald's?
Tom & Jerry's conflict.
What is character vs. character?
To scatter or disappear.
Happening irregularly, not constant.
What is sporadic?
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
What is theme?
The name of Trevor Noah's dog.
What is Fufi?
Example of an internal conflict.
What is character vs. self?
Resembling a palace; luxurious.
What is palatial?
Not showing emotions, especially in hardship.
What is stoic?
General character or attitude of the author in a piece of literature.
What is tone?
The animal Noah compares himself to in order to explain he can fit into multiple groups.
What is chameleon?
The conflict in Born a Crime.
What is character vs. society?
Acting in a way to impress others, not sincere.
What is posturing?
Scolding or criticizing angrily.
What is berating?
The overall organization, arrangement, and framework of literature, including the sequence of events (plot).
What is structure?
The high school Noah attended.
What is Sandringham?
Man struggles with human emotions, while nature charges forth undeterred
What is character vs. nature?
“He was that friend who believed in you and saw the potential in you that nobody else did, which was why so many of the township kids _______ toward him, and why I _______ toward him as well.” (294)
What is gravitated?
“She refused to be ________ to Abel at home, but she did want him to succeed as a man.” (380)
What is subservient?
The various social factors and conditions that influence a piece of literature, including the cultural, economic, historical, and social circumstances of the time in which it was created.
What is social context?
The name of Able's business.
What is Mighty Mechanics?
Conflict raises poignant questions for the characters and readers alike about what it means to be human, and what sets us apart from machines.
What is character vs. technology?