vocab list 1 Flashcards
allocation
to divide and give out for a special reason to particular people or things
ascetic
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention
beguile
to charm or enchant someone sometimes in a deceptive way
crass
lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence (insensitive)
defray
provide money to pay (a cost of expense)
dint
an impression or hollow in a surface
enjoin
instruct or urge someone to do something
envoy
a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission
interloper
a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
vicarious
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person (indirect, second hand)
perspective
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
first-person
the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view
second-person
a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you
third-person limited
Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.
third-person omniscient
Multiple characters’ emotions and inner thoughts are available to the reader
tone
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
mood
inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind
free indirect style
technique of presenting a character’s voice partly mediated by the voice of the author
setting
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
dramatic irony
tension created by the contrast between what a character says or think and what the audience or readers know to be true; words/actions take different meaning for the reader than the character
situational irony
a pointed discrepancy between what seems fitting or expected in a story and what actually happens
verbal irony
when a character/speaks says one thing but means something else. (sarcasm)
theme
an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
