Week 1
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (noun)
What is juxtaposition?
figurative language comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
a great number (noun)
What is a myriad?
new (adj)
What is novel?
decorative, a lot of decorations (adj)
What is ornate?
very slow and relaxed (adj)
What is languid?
having or showing a wish to do evil
the life lesson or the universal truth within a text: usually revealed through repeated imagery or symbols (noun)
What is the theme?
looking at all the facts before judging (noun)
What is objectivity?
not quick or alert to notice or perceive difference (adj)
What is obtuse?
hidden or concealed (adj)
What is latent?
very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival
What is magnanimous?
to soften someone's feeling; to calm them down (verb)
What is mollify?
clues in the text that lead the audience to predict what will happen later in the story (noun)
What is foreshadowing?
What is a flashback?
furiously angry (adj)
What is livid?
easy to understand (adj)
What is lucid?
a person who has a mind of their own (noun)
What is a maverick?
really wicked or villainous (adj)
What is nefarious?
pale, not much color or livelihood (adj)
What is pallid?
What is the setting?
expressing praise (adj)
What is laudatory?
animated, lively, changeable (adj)
What is mercurial?
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or actions despite attempts to persuade you to do so (abj)
What is obstinate?
a remedy to cure everything (noun)
What is a panacea?