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a universal message or life lesson that can apply to real life
What is a theme?
Brave, heroic
What is gallant?
The time of day, place, and time period in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
a quiet/shy man or boy considered childish or weak
What is a pansy?
what you think or believe about someone or something
What is perception?
A destructive adolescent who gets in trouble/causes trouble often
What is a hoodlum or juvenile delinquent?
a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
What is ember?
a strong feeling that something (usually something bad) is about to happen
What is a premonition?
When the author hints at events that will happen later on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Something that stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
the literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition.
What is denotation?
escape, either physically or mentally
What is elude?
feeling or expressing hatred and disapproval
What is contemptuous?
What is a stereotype?
When a story is interrupted for a character to remember something that happened in the past
What is a flashback?
A problem in the story
What is a conflict?
not showing interest or concern; distant and unfriendly
What is aloof?
Characterizations are the methods by which authors reveal the traits of characters.
What is characterization?
homicide without malice aforethought
What is manslaughter?