Ch. 4 Flashcards
Magnitude
Greatness or size
Subterranean
Underground
Presentiments
Forebodings; feelings that something bad is about to happen
Tenacity
Stubborn persistence and determination
Equanimity
Calmness, composure
Fortitude
Firm courage; strength to endure pain or danger
Ingenuity
Cleverness, originality, skill
Resignation
Passive acceptance
Submission
Pandemonium
Wildly noisy, chaotic scene
Commiserate
Show or express sympathy
Flailing
Waving wildly
Extravagant
Excessive
Showy
Abiding
Continuing
Lasting
Pitted
Placed in competition
Implacable
Relentless
Not affected by attempts at change
Theme offers an _____ or _____ about life
Idea/insight
Theme reveals what about author
Share experience
Ideal feelings
How to determine a theme
Understand story’s plot
How to determine theme (7)
How protagonist changes How conflict is resolved Title Must be complete statement Not a moral, revelation about life General/universal Rich/complex- not all the same
Diff between moral and theme
Moral- tells ppl what to do
Theme- statement about life
Statung a theme in your own words helps you to…
Better understand the story
Instead of a theme, nonfiction has a….
Idk