Literary Terminology
childishly sulky or bad-tempered
petulant
the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.
Silhouette
Pendant
a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck.
Prevail
1 prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.2 persuade (someone) to do something.
move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.
Teetering
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
Congealed
Keeled
(of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize.(of a person or thing) fall over; collapse.
Barter
exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.
Situational Irony
When the juxtaposition of the event and setting creates an unexpected outcome
of a lower order of being than the human.
Subhuman
a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort.
Promenade
Juxtaposition
the placement of things beside each other to compare them or to create an effect.
Detest
Adjective Dislike intensely
Verbal Irony
Spoken irony or sarcasm
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
Hypocrisy
truthful and straightforward; frank
candid
Riff-Raff
disreputable or undesirable people.
Insipid
Lacking flavor, vigor or interest
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows something the characters do not and therefore can see the whole thing play out
a strip, belt, or long and relatively narrow extent of anything.
swathes
talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.
Rambled
Basking
1. lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure. 2. revel in and make the most of (something pleasing).
Contorted
twist or bend out of the normal shape.