Y8 Tier 2 & 3 Vocabulary: Novel Study Flashcards
Autumn Terms 1 and 2
Benevolent
having a desire to do good : kindly, charitable: Thanks to many benevolent people, our fund-raiser has been a success.
Conviction
A judgment of guilty in court ora strong belief: It is his conviction that taking bribes is always wrong.
Justice
Fairness in the way that people are dealt with: The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done
Susceptible
Being affected or influenced; impressionable: Some people are more susceptible to peer pressure than others.
Victim
Someone who is hurt, injured, or killed by a person, group, or event: The murderer stabbed his victim.
Bias
An opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice: The teacher did not show bias to either of the fighting students.
Humility
Being humble; modesty about one’s status or accomplishments: Her humility caused her to deny that she was in any way a hero for what she’d done.
Melancholy
A sad or gloomy mood or condition: Sam was overcome with melancholy when his grandmother died.
Perceptive
Capable of or showing a keen ability to observe and understand: Her books are full of perceptive insights.
Verdict
The decision of a judge or jury in a law case or any decision or opinion: The verdict in Mr. Simpson’s trial was “not guilty.”
Foreshadowing
To signal or indicate beforehand; prefigure:
The character’s confession of his fear of confinement foreshadows his eventual imprisonment at the end of the novel.
Withholding
To hold back; control. The unreliable narrator often withholds information from the reader.
Dialogue
A talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, or novel: We practiced until we knew our dialogue by heart.
Unreliable Narrator
An untrustworthy fictional character - often the main protagonist - is either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided; forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller
Chronological
Following the order in which a series of events happened: The narrative line of the book is not chronological.
Denouement
Denouement is the very end of the story. It is the final resolution: In the denouement, the two criminals are sent to jail.
Climax
The most exciting point in a story; the height of the action: At the story’s climax, the boy must either help his friend or let him down.
Perspective
How the characters view and process what’s happening within the story: Whether she was being rude or funny is all a matter of perspective.
Anticipation
Technique where writers leave the reader expecting or hoping. The readers were filled with anticipation as the detective began to unravel the mystery.
Tension
Something that writers use to create a problem in their stories, making the readers feel worry, fear, nerves or pressure. The tension in the story was increased as the characters began to argue.
