Vocabulary 1
Thin from starvation or having gaunt, sunken features...
What is emaciated?
The victorious team was _______ as it drove down the field with great force.
What is unremitting?
Historically, the Vikings did not have a place of rest or ______ for their dead. Rather, they buried their folk at sea through a fire ritual.
What is interment?
This type of plot has flashbacks and flashforwards....
What is a non-linear plot?
Something that his hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible...
What is chimera?
In some science fiction novels, there is a character who is a savant or someone who is seemingly ______.
What makes someone attractive is often some distinct facial feature or _______ that makes them unique and memorable.
What is lineament?
To begin a novel, film, or story with action or in the middle of things.....
What is "In Media Res"?
Something that is said that is not respectful or proper...
What is profane?
The Olympic athlete worked out day and night. Some say she was _______ in her effort to win a gold.
What is indefatigable?
What is a predilection?
Frankenstein is an example of a _________ narrative. That is, it has a story within a story.
What is Frame Narrative?
Something that is easily achieved or earned...
What is facile?
The count's ________ was harrowing as he snapped at Jonathan Harker's rude comment.
What is countenance?
Victorian literature, such as Dracula and Frankenstein, is often told through a series of _________ which is called ________ fiction.
Which is called epistolary fiction?
To bring something to life is to _______ it.
What is animate?
What is penury?