List 3 & 10-15 terms

Question 1

propitious

POS & Def

Answer 1

1. ADJ

2. helpful or advantageous; favorable

Question 2

ostentation

POS & Def

Answer 2

1. N

2. display meant to impress others; boastful showiness

Question 3

parsimony

POS & Def

Answer 3

1. N

2. extreme economy; stinginess

Question 4

censurer

POS & Def

Answer 4

1. N

2. one who expresses strong disapproval or harsh criticism

Question 5

piety

POS & Def

Answer 5

1. N

2. religious devotion, revernce for God.

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

The reppetition of vowel sounds inside worlds. For example: the best gesture of my brains is less than your eyelids flutter - e.e. cummings
EX: the early bird gets the worm.

Question 7

Atmosphere

Answer 7

The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, establisged partly by the setting and partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described. Even such elements as a description of the weather can contribute to the atmosphere. Frequently, atmosphere foreshadows events.
EX: Before Julius Caesar died there was a great storm.

Question 8

Attitude

Answer 8

A writer’s intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing. EX: How you can tell if someone’s angry

Question 9

Author’s Purpose

Answer 9

The author’s reason for creating a particular work: to entertain; to explain or inform; to express an opinion; or to persuade readers to do or believe something. An author may have more than one purpose for writing, but usually one is believed to be the most important.
EX: Like in Julius Caesar he wants us to be our true selves and dont be decived like Burtus or else all that stuff would happen

Question 10

Ballad

Answer 10

A poem that tells a story that is meant to be sung or recited. It is a narrative poem because it tells a story.
EX:the ballad of davy crocket; beowulf only now its written