vocab
abashed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious
"Nevermore"
Edgar Allen Poe
What does the Scarlet Letter represent?
Hester Prynne's adultery
"The Kiowas have Kinsmen in the night sky"
N. Scott Momaday
What is a foil character?
a literary element that serves as a contrast to the main character
consecration
sanctification of something by dedicating to God
"The tide rises, the tide falls"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Why was Hester at the scaffold?
She committed adultery and that was part of her punishment.
"The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions."
St.John de Crevecoeur
What is climax?
major turning point of a story
nonconformist
someone who refuses to conform to standards of a conduct
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What did Hester make for the Governor?
White gloves
"I have often seen slaves, particularly those who were meagre."
Equiano
What is Direct Characterization?
method of describing a character by directly telling the reader about them.
macabre
shockingly repellent inspiring horror
"Lone wandering but not lost"
William Cullen Bryant
Who was the lady in the woods?
Mistress Hibbins
"The Kiowas are a summer people; they abide the cold and keep to themselves, but when the season turns and the land becomes warm and vital, they cannot hold still."
N. Scott Momaday
What are the three chunks of plot structure?
1. Beginning 2.Middle 3.End
diametrically
"Wretched is the ship of pearl"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
What was on Arthur Dimmesdale's chest?
Supposedly an A
"How well the cry of liberty and the reverse disposition for the exercise of oppressive power over others agree"
Phillis Wheatley
What are the 6 parts of plot structure in order?
1. Exposition 2. Conflict 3. Rising Action 4. Climax 5. Falling action 6. Resolution