Castle Diary
(adj.)- related to the Middle Ages
medieval
A noble boy who becomes a page
Tobias
(n.) - a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
simile
Details that help the reader see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
Sensory details
(n.)- A person who helps women during childbirth.
midwife
(n.)- a person who hunts or fishes without the permission on someone else’s property
poacher
The girl formerly known as Brat and Beetle
Alyce
(n.) - a figure of speech comparing two unlike things in which a word or phrase for one kind of object or idea is used in place of another
metaphor
What the characters say
Dialogue
(n.) someone who works for somebody else to learn that person’s skill or trade.
apprentice
(n.)- the lowest memeber of the medieval heirarchy
peasants or serfs
The sharp faced and sharp tempered midwife
Jane
(n.)- the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view and usually utilizes the pronoun “I”
first person
Details that help the reader imagine the scene
Descriptive Details
(adj.) pleased; satisfied with things as they are
contented
(adj.)- elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape
genteel
Tobias's aunt and lady of the castle
Aunt Elizabeth
(n.)- the narrator exists outside of the story and addresses the characters by name or as "he/she/they" and "him/her/them”
third person
The creation of realistic, convincing characters
Characterization
(v.) to annoy, tease, or cause to feel worry
taunt or torment
(n.)- a system for organizing groups based on levels of their importance, power, or social standing
hierarchy
The young boy named by Alyce
Edward
(n.)- visually descriptive language, especially in a literary work
imagery
How quickly or slowly an author takes the reader through the story
Pacing
(adj.) deeply unhappy; miserable; in a terrible condition
wretched