Abet - v. to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
Dogmatic - v. arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
Insipid - adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
Extraneous - adj. inessential; not constituting a vital part
Coerce - v. to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
Jaundiced - adj. prejudiced; hostile
Meticulous - adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
Temerity - n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
Gregarious - adj. sociable; fond of the company of others
Lesson 2
Heresy - n. the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
Docile - adj. easy to teach or manage
Libation - n. a drink, especially an alcoholic one
Anathema - n.
a hated, repellant person or thing
a formal curse
Banter - n. teasing; playful conversation
Castigate - v. to criticize or punish severely
Gauche - adj. lacking social graces; tactless
Ignominy - n. public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
Motley - adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
Emaciated - adj. extremely thin; wasted away
Lesson Three
Avarice - n. greed; desire for wealth
Furtive - adj. stealthy; secretive
Bacchanalian - adj. wild and drunken
Extradite - v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or athority
Copious - adj. numerous; large in quantity
Irascible - adj. easily angered
Mercenary - n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
Bastion - n. a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
Jettison - v. to cast overboard; to discard
Ostracize - v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
Lesson Four
Bigot - n. one who is intolerant of differences in others
Expunge - v. to erase or eliminate
Candid - adj. outspoken; blunt
Argot - n. special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
Negligence - n. careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Appease - v. to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily)
Strident - adj. harsh sounding; grating
Chaos - n. complete disorder
Augment - v. to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
Jingoism - n. estreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often facoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
Lesson Five
Rancor - n. extreme hatred or ill will
Inexorable - adj. unrelenting, unavoidable
Extol - v. to praise highly
Clement - adj. merciful; lenient
Cliché - n. a worn-out idea or overused expression
Adamant - adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
Diffident - adj. lack in self-confidence; shy
Opus - n. a creative work, especially a numbered composition
Ostensible - adj. professed but not necessarily true
Disparity - n. inequality; difference
Lesson Six
Condone - v. to forgive or overlook an offense
Nuance - n. a slight or subtle degree of difference
Connoisseur - n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
Enigma - n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable
Apathy - n. lack of interest; state of not caring
Officious - adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help
Credence - n. belief or trust
Jaunty - adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
Dilettante - n. one who merely dabbles in an art or a science
Cult - n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles
Lesson Seven
Cynical - adj. doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity or human motives
Ambivalent - adj. having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide
Demagogue - n. a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power
Demure - adj. quiet and modest; reserved
Intrepid - adj. without fear; brave
Destitute - adj. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
Erudite - adj. scholarly; learned
Dilemma - n. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options
Culmination - n. the highest point of attainment; the end or climax
Concur - v. to be of the same opinion; to agree with
Lesson Eight
Abate - v. to lessen in violence or intensity
Decorum - n. conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior
Abhor - v. to detest; to hate strongly
Dole - v. to distribute; to give out sparingly
Gamut - n. the whole range or extent
Extrovert - n. one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others
Droll - adj. amusing in an odd or whimsical way
Duplicity - n. intentional deceit in speech or conduct
Effigy - n. a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
Austere - adj. stern; severe; plain
Edgar Allan Poe
Countenance - n. visage; appearance, especially the look of expression of the face
Impunity - n. exemption from punishment; immunity
Prostrate - adj. lying flat or face down on the ground in humility, or submission; overcome or helpless
Sagacity - n. wisdom; soundness of judgment
Fetter - v. to confine or restrain; to put in chains or shackles
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Vexation - n. something that causes annoyance or irritation
Abjure - v. to renounce or give up; to avoid or shun.
Edict - n. a decree or command issued by an authority; a command
Perjure - v. to cause someone to violate an oath or a vow; to corrupt; or to willfully make a false statement under oath
Transpose - v. to change or rearrange; to transform
Condole - v. to express sympathy with someone who is sad or sorrowful; to grieve with
Languish - v. to become weak due to neglect or hardship; or to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing; to waste away due to longing or desire
Disdainful - adj. scornful; full of contempt; haughty
Chide - v. to nag or scold; to express disapproval of
Recount - v. to tell in detail; to describe events in the order in which they happened
To Kill a Mockingbird
Vapid - adj. dull or tedious; insipid
Dispensation - n. distribution; the act of dispersing something or giving something out
Erratic - adj. Deviating from the usual or proper conduct or opinion
Disapprobation - n. disapproval; condemnation
Arbitrate - v. to determinge or decide between opposing sides
Tacit - adj. understood without being openly expressed; implied; unspoken
Umbrage - n. offense; displeasure
Tirade - n. a long, vehement speech
Elucidate - v. to make clear; to explain
Impudent - adj. impertinent; brazenly rude or presumptuous
Allusion ·An indirect historical, cultural, or literary reference that enriches the meaning of the poem ·The reader brings background knowledge to the poem
Simile ·A very common figure of speech that compares two unlike things by using the words "like," "as," "than," "appears," or "seems."
Metaphor ·A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, saying one thing is another using the "to be" verb, NOT "like" or "as" (The mountain was a monster)
Personification ·A figure of speech in which animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human characteristics, abilities, or reactions
Foreshadowing ·Use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the story, often used to build suspense or tension in a story
Suspense ·The building/ rising tension in the conflict of a story, often created with foreshadowing.
Hyperbole ·A bold, exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true; an exaggeration or overstatement
Onomatopoeia ·A word that imitates the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to; words that sound like what they describe or name; words that sound like their meaning
Symbol ·a part of a story that symbolizes a deeper meaning
Imagery ·The "mental pictures" writers paint; description of all the sensory perceptions referred to in a piece of writing – including all senses- visual (see), auditory (hear), tactile (touch), thermal (heat and cold), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), and kinesthetic sensation (movement).
The powerpoint only uses the words up to this point.
Look at this powerpoint to see the following terms
Character ·Round - well developed; many sided; true to life ·Flat - one personality; shallow ·Dynamic - changes, develops, grows during the story ·Static - stays the same during the story, no change ·Protagonist - main character, “good guy” ·Antagonist - enemy, rival, in conflict with the protagonist, opposes character ·Foil - the character that is the opposite of another character
Conflict ·Physical - human vs. nature ·Classical - human vs. human ·Social - human vs. society ·Psychological - human vs. self
Point Of View ·First Person- narrator telling own story. We get into the narrator's head ·Third Person - he/she/they. Narrator is not a participant in the story. The narrator is the "outside voice"; narrator is a bystander ·Omniscient - all-knowing, in all character’s minds ·Limited Omniscient - knows only what one character knows
Setting ·Historical - time period ·Geographical – place, landscape/weather, surroundings ·Socio-economic – economic and social class, daily life ·Specific Location - ex: building, meadow, school, my room
Theme ·what the story is about. The "moral". Freytag’s Pyramid - Draw:
Define and Label ·Exposition - setting and mood; atmosphere established; meet the main characters, learn their positions circumstances, and relationships ·Inciting Incident - "Complication" "Narrative Hook" (not words she used - the kick of the story, gets the plot going); continues throughout the story ·Rising Action - series of events, conflicts or crises that lead up to the climax; "PROGRESSIVE INTENSITY" ·Climax - Turning point of the story; critical event; from this point on moves protagonist to an inevitable end ·Falling Action - events that follow the climax; maybe more conflicts but the end is inevitable ·Resolution - tying up of loose ends, conclusion, protagonist will either emerge triumphant or be defeated ·Denouement - the end with the final explanation and character’s feelings; opposite of exposition
Be able to identify examples of terms used in poems and fill in the blank definitions of POETRY TERMS:
Closed form ·follows a specific, established pattern
Open form ·does not follow an established pattern; "free verse"
Persona
·the poem is not necessarily the narrator of the poem ·poems are not necessarily autobiographical ·the speaker of the poem is NOT the writer
Tone ·the attitude of the poem
Alliteration ·repetition of the same consonant sounds in a series of words
Assonance ·repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end with the same sound
End rhyme ·words at the end of the line rhyme
Internal rhyme ·words inside the poem rhyme
Rhyme scheme ·the pattern of the rhyme in a poem
End stop ·lines end with some kind of punctuation; we pause at the end of them
Enjambment ·line does not end with punctuation; keep reading
Types of Stanzas: ·Two-line stanza: Couplet - 2 lines about the same length ·Three-line stanza: Triplet - 3 lines that rhyme ·Tercet: three lines that work together as a unit ·Terza rima: 3 lines with an inter locking rhyme scheme (aba, bcb, cdc, ded) ·Four-liner: Quatrain- 4 lines that work together as a unit ·Cinquain: 5 lines ·Sestet: 6 lines ·Octet: 8 lines
English sonnet ·14 total lines; 3 quatrains and 1 couplet; meter- iambic pentameter; rhyme- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Volta ·a jump or change in the direction of the thought or emotion of a poem
Haiku ·capture the intensity of a specific moment, not a general time; focus on the concrete, real word, not the abstract realm of inner thoughts and feelings; traditionally involved with nature; 5-7-5
Iambic pentameter ·unstressed/stressed; used by Shakespeare; (5ft, 10 syllables)
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VOCABULARY
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Vocabulary Powerpoint!
The answers:
Power Plus -
Lesson One
- Divulge - v. To tell; To reveal (as a secret)
- Abet - v. to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
- Dogmatic - v. arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
- Insipid - adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
- Extraneous - adj. inessential; not constituting a vital part
- Coerce - v. to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
- Jaundiced - adj. prejudiced; hostile
- Meticulous - adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
- Temerity - n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
- Gregarious - adj. sociable; fond of the company of others
Lesson 2- Heresy - n. the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
- Docile - adj. easy to teach or manage
- Libation - n. a drink, especially an alcoholic one
- Anathema - n.
- a hated, repellant person or thing
- a formal curse
- Banter - n. teasing; playful conversation
- Castigate - v. to criticize or punish severely
- Gauche - adj. lacking social graces; tactless
- Ignominy - n. public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
- Motley - adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
- Emaciated - adj. extremely thin; wasted away
Lesson Three- Avarice - n. greed; desire for wealth
- Furtive - adj. stealthy; secretive
- Bacchanalian - adj. wild and drunken
- Extradite - v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or athority
- Copious - adj. numerous; large in quantity
- Irascible - adj. easily angered
- Mercenary - n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
- Bastion - n. a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
- Jettison - v. to cast overboard; to discard
- Ostracize - v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
Lesson Four- Bigot - n. one who is intolerant of differences in others
- Expunge - v. to erase or eliminate
- Candid - adj. outspoken; blunt
- Argot - n. special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
- Negligence - n. careless neglect, often resulting in injury
- Appease - v. to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily)
- Strident - adj. harsh sounding; grating
- Chaos - n. complete disorder
- Augment - v. to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
- Jingoism - n. estreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often facoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
Lesson Five- Rancor - n. extreme hatred or ill will
- Inexorable - adj. unrelenting, unavoidable
- Extol - v. to praise highly
- Clement - adj. merciful; lenient
- Cliché - n. a worn-out idea or overused expression
- Adamant - adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
- Diffident - adj. lack in self-confidence; shy
- Opus - n. a creative work, especially a numbered composition
- Ostensible - adj. professed but not necessarily true
- Disparity - n. inequality; difference
Lesson Six- Condone - v. to forgive or overlook an offense
- Nuance - n. a slight or subtle degree of difference
- Connoisseur - n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
- Enigma - n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable
- Apathy - n. lack of interest; state of not caring
- Officious - adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help
- Credence - n. belief or trust
- Jaunty - adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
- Dilettante - n. one who merely dabbles in an art or a science
- Cult - n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles
Lesson Seven- Cynical - adj. doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity or human motives
- Ambivalent - adj. having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide
- Demagogue - n. a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power
- Demure - adj. quiet and modest; reserved
- Intrepid - adj. without fear; brave
- Destitute - adj. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
- Erudite - adj. scholarly; learned
- Dilemma - n. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options
- Culmination - n. the highest point of attainment; the end or climax
- Concur - v. to be of the same opinion; to agree with
Lesson Eight- Abate - v. to lessen in violence or intensity
- Decorum - n. conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior
- Abhor - v. to detest; to hate strongly
- Dole - v. to distribute; to give out sparingly
- Gamut - n. the whole range or extent
- Extrovert - n. one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others
- Droll - adj. amusing in an odd or whimsical way
- Duplicity - n. intentional deceit in speech or conduct
- Effigy - n. a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
- Austere - adj. stern; severe; plain
Edgar Allan Poe- Countenance - n. visage; appearance, especially the look of expression of the face
- Impunity - n. exemption from punishment; immunity
- Prostrate - adj. lying flat or face down on the ground in humility, or submission; overcome or helpless
- Sagacity - n. wisdom; soundness of judgment
- Fetter - v. to confine or restrain; to put in chains or shackles
A Midsummer Night's Dream- Vexation - n. something that causes annoyance or irritation
- Abjure - v. to renounce or give up; to avoid or shun.
- Edict - n. a decree or command issued by an authority; a command
- Perjure - v. to cause someone to violate an oath or a vow; to corrupt; or to willfully make a false statement under oath
- Transpose - v. to change or rearrange; to transform
- Condole - v. to express sympathy with someone who is sad or sorrowful; to grieve with
- Languish - v. to become weak due to neglect or hardship; or to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing; to waste away due to longing or desire
- Disdainful - adj. scornful; full of contempt; haughty
- Chide - v. to nag or scold; to express disapproval of
- Recount - v. to tell in detail; to describe events in the order in which they happened
To Kill a MockingbirdLITERARY TERMS
Allusion
· An indirect historical, cultural, or literary reference that enriches the meaning of the poem
· The reader brings background knowledge to the poem
Simile
· A very common figure of speech that compares two unlike things by using the words "like," "as," "than," "appears," or "seems."
Metaphor
· A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, saying one thing is another using the "to be" verb, NOT "like" or "as" (The mountain was a monster)
Personification
· A figure of speech in which animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human characteristics, abilities, or reactions
Foreshadowing
· Use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the story, often used to build suspense or tension in a story
Suspense
· The building/ rising tension in the conflict of a story, often created with foreshadowing.
Hyperbole
· A bold, exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true; an exaggeration or overstatement
Onomatopoeia
· A word that imitates the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to; words that sound like what they describe or name; words that sound like their meaning
Symbol
· a part of a story that symbolizes a deeper meaning
Imagery
· The "mental pictures" writers paint; description of all the sensory perceptions referred to in a piece of writing – including all senses- visual (see), auditory (hear), tactile (touch), thermal (heat and cold), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), and kinesthetic sensation (movement).
The powerpoint only uses the words up to this point.
SHORT STORIES
Look at this powerpoint to see the following terms
Character
· Round - well developed; many sided; true to life
· Flat - one personality; shallow
· Dynamic - changes, develops, grows during the story
· Static - stays the same during the story, no change
· Protagonist - main character, “good guy”
· Antagonist - enemy, rival, in conflict with the protagonist, opposes character
· Foil - the character that is the opposite of another character
Conflict
· Physical - human vs. nature
· Classical - human vs. human
· Social - human vs. society
· Psychological - human vs. self
Point Of View
· First Person- narrator telling own story. We get into the narrator's head
· Third Person - he/she/they. Narrator is not a participant in the story. The narrator is the "outside voice"; narrator is a bystander
· Omniscient - all-knowing, in all character’s minds
· Limited Omniscient - knows only what one character knows
Setting
· Historical - time period
· Geographical – place, landscape/weather, surroundings
· Socio-economic – economic and social class, daily life
· Specific Location - ex: building, meadow, school, my room
Theme
· what the story is about. The "moral".
Freytag’s Pyramid - Draw:
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Define and Label
· Exposition - setting and mood; atmosphere established; meet the main characters, learn their positions circumstances, and relationships
· Inciting Incident - "Complication" "Narrative Hook" (not words she used - the kick of the story, gets the plot going); continues throughout the story
· Rising Action - series of events, conflicts or crises that lead up to the climax; "PROGRESSIVE INTENSITY"
· Climax - Turning point of the story; critical event; from this point on moves protagonist to an inevitable end
· Falling Action - events that follow the climax; maybe more conflicts but the end is inevitable
· Resolution - tying up of loose ends, conclusion, protagonist will either emerge triumphant or be defeated
· Denouement - the end with the final explanation and character’s feelings; opposite of exposition
Be able to identify examples of terms used in poems and fill in the blank definitions of POETRY TERMS:
Poetry Lecture....
Closed form
· follows a specific, established pattern
Open form
· does not follow an established pattern; "free verse"
Persona
· the poem is not necessarily the narrator of the poem
· poems are not necessarily autobiographical
· the speaker of the poem is NOT the writer
Tone
· the attitude of the poem
Alliteration
· repetition of the same consonant sounds in a series of words
Assonance
· repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end with the same sound
End rhyme
· words at the end of the line rhyme
Internal rhyme
· words inside the poem rhyme
Rhyme scheme
· the pattern of the rhyme in a poem
End stop
· lines end with some kind of punctuation; we pause at the end of them
Enjambment
· line does not end with punctuation; keep reading
Types of Stanzas:
· Two-line stanza: Couplet - 2 lines about the same length
· Three-line stanza: Triplet - 3 lines that rhyme
· Tercet: three lines that work together as a unit
· Terza rima: 3 lines with an inter locking rhyme scheme (aba, bcb, cdc, ded)
· Four-liner: Quatrain- 4 lines that work together as a unit
· Cinquain: 5 lines
· Sestet: 6 lines
· Octet: 8 lines
English sonnet
· 14 total lines; 3 quatrains and 1 couplet; meter- iambic pentameter; rhyme- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Volta
· a jump or change in the direction of the thought or emotion of a poem
Haiku
· capture the intensity of a specific moment, not a general time; focus on the concrete, real word, not the abstract realm of inner thoughts and feelings; traditionally involved with nature; 5-7-5
Iambic pentameter
· unstressed/stressed; used by Shakespeare; (5ft, 10 syllables)
Shakespeare