Study Guide for Test on Friday, 9/30/2016
1. Contemptuously: disrespectfully; disdainfully
2. Derisive: expressing or causing scorn
3. Sanctity: the quality or state of being holy or sacred
4. Demure: reserved; modest
5. Demented: mad; insane
6. Parody: a feeble or ridiculous imitation
7. Corpulent: having a large bulky body; obese
8. Succulent: full of juice; juicy
9. Abominable: worthy of causing disgust or hatred; quite disagreeable or unpleasant; detestable.
10. Iridescent—having or exhibiting a play of colors producing rainbow effects; also glittering
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A. Theme: Theme is an abstract idea (such as ambition, duty, fear, freedom, jealously, love or truth) that dominates a literary work.
B. Characterization: Characterizations uses direct and indirect methods to describe qualities and features of a person in a literary work.