Scarlet Ibis Vocab
excitingly strange
Exotic
A poor person, beggar, depends on charity
Pauper
friendly, easy to talk to
Affable
Implied comparison of two unlike things not using the words like or as
Metaphor
Climax
To repeat
Reiterate
crooked to one side
Askew
overlook, forgive or disregard
Condone
The feeling the reader gets from a story
Mood
Intelligent, witty, clever.
Character Traits of which character?
Rainsford
To rush carelessly
Careen
excessive praise or flattery
Adulation
deeply regrettable
Deplorable
The central idea or message in a piece of literature
Theme
Describe two types of conflict in the Most Dangerous Game
1. Human vs. Human - Hunting people
2. Human vs. Nature - Rainsford in jungle
3. Human vs. Self - Rainsford to kill Zaroff
about to occur
Imminent
bringing ruin or downfall; disastorous
Ruinous
object of hunt; prey
Quarry
Name two types of conflict
1. Human vs. Human
2. Human vs. Nature
3. Human vs. Self
4. Human vs. Society
Name a rising action event in The Scarlet Ibis
Answers Vary
too ill to live a normal life
Invalid
anger or annoyance
vexation
an uneasy feeling arising from one's conscience or principles.
Scruple
Bad guy; opposing force to the hero
Antagonist
Finding out the friend's necklace was inexpensive. What part of the story is this?
Resolution