| Term | Definition |
|---|
| simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| metaphor | a comparision without using like or as |
| allusion | a reference to a event or character outside the story |
| irony | an unexpected twist often the opposite of what is expected |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement for effect. |
| overstatement | similar to a hyperbole overstating a condition or situation |
| understatement | a statement that says less than what is meant |
| foreshadowing | giving a hint in advance of what is going to happen |
| alliteration | repitition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a number of consecutive words |
| satire | making fun of, or critisizing something by using irony or sarcasm |
| parody | a literary or artistic work which broadly mimics another author or artists characteristic style in order to make fun of it |
| forebode | a hint about something that will happen |
| setting | is where it takes place the time when it is happening |
| character | the cheif or main character in the story is called the protagonist |
| conflict | usually a problem the character faces |
| crisis | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something |
| climax | whether the character succeeds or fails |
| suspense | feelings of expectation |
| plot | the plot is the series of events or actions which create the story |
| theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work |
| point of view | the spatial property of the position from which something is observed |
| distraught | deeply agitated especially from emotion ( mr.s pumphrey was upset ) |
| moil | search (look) by digging |
| marge | edge, border, margin |
| homely | own, simple |
| mushing | walking (splashing) |
| lashed | tied tight, connected |
| hearkened | listened |
| derelict | wrecked, wreckage |
| grisly | scary, horrifing |
| mutinous | rebellious |
| constitution | state of health |
| starboard | right side of the ship |
| latitudes | region (as measured from equator) |
| watch | guard duty |
| gangway | the passageway connecting her to shore |
| precipitate | hasten the outbreak |
| phosphurous | the glowing chemical substance |
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