Film Analysis Western Unit
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captainkat2 on November 28, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
| Double- Entendre | an expression that has more than one interpretation, usually arising in a risque pun |
| Critique | A review or commentary dealing with a literary work of art |
| Optimism | a tendency to expect the best possible outcome or to look on the bright side |
| Pessimism | tendency to expect the worst |
| Analogy | A form of logical inference |
| Infer | To conclude from evidence |
| Assertion | a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason |
| Implicit | understood but not directly expressed |
| Amnesty | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense |
| Ditto | repeat an action or statement |
| Feud | a bitter quarrel between two parties |
| Revenge | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
| Reckoning | to think or assume |
| Explicit | definite, clearly stated |
| Philosophical | search for enlightenment and wisdom |
| Cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression |
| Ambivalent | characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes |
| Ambiguous | open to two or more interpretations |
| Poignant | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings |
| Empathy | understanding of another's situation, feelings and motives |
| Montage | rapid sequence of related short scenes or images used as a motion picture technique to underscore the theme |
| Anti- Hero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |
| Quintessential | the purest or most typical instance |
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