"A Rose for Emily" - Vocabulary Flashcards
cupola
a domed roof or ceiling, a small structure on a roof
august
respected for reasons of rank or age
perpetuity
start or condition of being continual or enduring
deputation
a person/group of people commissioned to represent others
mote
a very small particle or speck
temerity
careless or foolish disregard for danger
diffident
timid or reluctant to assert oneself
deprecation
an expression of disapproval or condemnation
tableau
a vivid representation
spraddled
a southern way of saying “straddled”
virulent
bitterly hostile
sibilant
distinguished by or producing a hissing sound
who was the one person consistently with miss emily during the final years of her life
her servant tobe
what is the inciting incident
the death of miss emily
which of these elements of short story has the predominant influence on the events
the southern, respectful at all costs, post war setting
the play was a _________ of our lives
tableau
the most frightening part of the horror movie was the inhuman, ______ sound…
sibilant
weeks are going to the beat i will still find _______ …
motes
my mother looked in silent depreciation at the mud on my frock
depreciation means disapproval
the _______ mansion was originally built in the late 1800’s
august
