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Short stories- Vocab and authors
Pre AP World Lit with Marshall at Fossil Ridge High School
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By: Kylie Chandler
Created: 2011-12-19
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Created: 2011-12-19
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The Piece of String
Guy de Maupassant
(translated by Roger Colet)
[pg. 797]
A Problem
Anton Chekhov
(Translated by Constance garnett)
[pg. 815]
The Ring
Isak Dinesen
[pg. 883]
Tuesday Siesta
Gabriel García Márquez
(Translated by J.S. Bernstein)
[pg. 958]
The Norwegian Rat
Naguib Mahfouz
(Translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)
[pg. 1032]
Dead Man's Path
Chinua Achebe
[pg. 997]
Anaphor
repition with a structure quality
Perpetually
constantly
Penchant
fondness
pompous
self-important
indignation
anger resulting from injustice
incredulity
disbelief; doubt
reprehensible
deserving of criticism or blame
dissipated
wasted by excessive drinking and gambling
suavely
smoothly
edifying
morally instructive
petrified
paralyzed with shock or fear
Promissory note
an I.O.U.
taciturn
silent
void
empty space
solicitously
in a caring or concerned way
scrutinized
looked at closely and carefully
ample
roomy; large
apparition
ghost or ghostlike figure that appears unexpectedly
Prelapsarian
place before being exposed to new wisdom or knowledge
Ex: Garden of Eden
opposite= postlapsarian
symmetrical
evenly matched; corresponding in form
interminable
endless
permeated
spread throughout
inscrutable
hard to understand; unknowable
Reiterating
repeating
meticulously
very carefully
predominated
took control
proliferation
rapid speed
annihilated
destroyed completely
voracity
gluttony, especially in eating
hyperbole
overexaggeration; over emohasis
ambiguity
something having multiple meanings
allegory
figuritively talking about something while physically talking about something else
Ex: Animal Farm; The Norwegian Rat
denigration
devaluation; belittlement
superannuated
no longer of use; out of date
propitate
please; pacify
eradicate
remove all traces of; erase
zeal
passionate devotion to an ideal
Three types of irony
- situational
- dramatic
- verbal
Three types of conflict
- internal
- external
- cultural
didactic
work of art or piece of writing that tries to teach you something; moral
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
Illiad and Odyssey
Homer
About this deck
By: Kylie Chandler
Created: 2011-12-19
Size: 48 flashcards
Views: 7
Created: 2011-12-19
Size: 48 flashcards
Views: 7
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