Term
Persona / Speaker
Narrator / usually the point of view of the character. The person created by the author to tell the story and is the voice that talks to the reader
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Literary:To kill a mockingbird
Popular Culture: the Twilight Zone |
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Point of view
How we know what happens in a story / how the story is told |
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Definition
Literary: Sherlock Holmes
Popular Culture: Indiana Jones |
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Omniscient
The speaker knows everything including the acions, motives, and thoughts of all the characters/ all-knowing |
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Definition
Literary: Holes
Popular Culture: Princess Bride |
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Limited omniscient
What narrator knows or sees in limited to one central character, usually just their own actions and thoughts |
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Definition
Literary: Harry Potter
Popular Culture: Stranger then fiction |
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objective
Most drastic 3rd person point of view, for story is told by no one / narrator disappears and there is no way of entering minds of characters |
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Definition
Literary: the Giver
Popular Culture: Maze Runner |
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ex: leave, go out
Extra: outside, beyond
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Extraterrestrial: Out of this world |
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fer: bear, carry
Fertile: bearing or capeable of bearing offspring
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Fertilizer: Able to bear crops / flowers |
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fort: luck, chance, strength
Fortitude: stregnth of mind that allows one to endure
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fortunate: Having or having to do with luck |
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frac / frag: apart, broken
Fragment: a small part broken off or detached
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gam: marrage
Monogamy: marriage to only one person at a time
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Polygamy: Being married to multiple people at the same time |
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Term
Word: elasticity
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: the physical property of matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to its original shape after being streached |
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Synonym: lithe, flexiable
Antonym: Rigid, unbending
Sentence: The pants needed a lot of ELASTICITY and stretchiness to fit over Kim Kardashian's butt. |
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Term
Word: fickle
Part of Speech: adj
Definition: capriciously changeable in affection or belif, not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling |
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Synonym: volatile, variable
Antonym: steady, loyal
Sentence: The relaitionship between Ellen Barkin and Johnny Depp became fickle and unstable after off set action. |
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Word: hinderance
Part of Speech: Noun
Definitionan: obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress |
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Synonym: restriction, obstacle
Antonym: help, give aid to
Sentence: Heavy traffic was a hinderence, an obstacle, to getting to the Justin Bieber concert on time. |
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Term
Word: inconceivable
Part of Speech: Adj
Definition: unimaginable or unthinkable |
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Synonym: incredible, amazing
Antonym: dull, boring
Sentence: It is inconceivable how much money Hunter Pence makes as an outfielder, it is crazy to make millions of dollars for playing a game. |
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Term
Word: litigious
Part of Speech: Adj
Definition: willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit |
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Synonym: belligerant, combative
Antonyms: compromising, provable
Sentence: In this litigious society, it is common for celebrities to sue tabloids. |
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Word: notorious
Part of Speech: Adj
Definition: widely known but viewed negatively or critically |
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Synonym: infamous, scandelous
Antonyms: honorable, respectable
Sentence: Gordan Ramsey is notoroius for yelling and generally being a cruel person. |
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Word: ordeal
Part of Speech: Noun
Defination: an expirence that is extremely difficult or trying |
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Synonyms: challange, trouble
Antonyms: comfort, joy, peace
Sentence: It is always a ordeal when a celebrity couple breaks up, everyone makes such a big deal out of it. |
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Word: peccadillo
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: a minor sin or fault ; a trifling wrongdoing |
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Synonym: vice, bad habit
Antonym: virtue, merit
Sentence: Beyonces dress at the VMA's was only a pecadillo, a bad choice to wear what looked like a muppet. |
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Word: placid
Part of Speech: Adj
Definition: tranquil and calm; at rest |
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Synonym: peaceful, quiet
Antonyms: agitated, fierce
Sentences: George Clooney has a house on placid Lake Como to help him relax. |
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Term
Word: ostracize
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: to banish from or force out of a group or situation |
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Synonym: blacklist, deport
Antonym: welcome, accept
Sentence: Pete Rose was ostracized from baseball for gambling, hes not allowed at any MLB events. |
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