Literature test 2-1-12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dominion | an area ruled or controlled |
| Writhed | turned, twisted, wrenched as if in pain or suffering |
| Hordes | crowd; swarm |
| Keel | the bottom of a boat, running from front to back or a part of an airplane |
| Executioner | one who carries out a death penalty imposed by a ruler or the courts |
| Serene | calm; peaceful |
| Solace | (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
| Loped | to move or run with bounding steps or long, easy strides |
| Conservative | Opposed to change; cautious; moderate |
| Utilitarian | relating to or aiming at usefulness instead of style, beauty, etc |
| Dermatologist | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
| Orthodonist | dentist who specializes in straightening teeth |
| Correlation | a mutual relation between two or more things |
| Advocated | to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly |
| Prudence | the use of good judgement and common sense |
| Decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| Depleted | emptied, used up |
| Undiminishable | Not cable of being diminished |
| Gaunt | (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
| Transient | (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time |
| Media | Of medium |
| Insight | a wise understanding of the deeper aspects of something |
| Indisputable | impossible to doubt or dispute |
| Dubious | doubtful; uncertain |
| Disconserting | Disturb; embarrass; confuse; upset |
| Incorrigible | (adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| Phenomena | observable facts or events |
| Unapproachable | not east to be sociable with |
| Humiliated | lowered in pride or dignity |
| Monotony | constancy of tone or pitch or inflection |
| Systematically | in an organized orderly matter |
| Setting of flying machine | China by the great wall |
| Characters of flying machine | Emperor yuan, servant, man |
| Conflict of flying machine | If the emperor should destroy the machine and/ or man |
| Theme of flying machine | Always ask permission |
| Plot of flying machine | Servant sees man flying, tells emperor Emperor calls man down Man comes down Emperor destroys machine and kills man |
| Setting of no boy I'm a girl | Highschool, home |
| Characters of no boy girl | Allen and ruthie Newman, mr Hayden, debby and her mom |
| Conflict of nbiag | Uniform code |
| Theme of nbiag | Fight for what you believe in |
| Plot of nbiag | 3 boys get in trouble for wearing blue jeans Rules follow Debby and allen protest, rules follow They keep on Mr Hayden gives up and says no uniform code |
| Children of harvest setting | Washington, north dakota, home, and school |
| Children of harvest characters | Barbara, mother, siblings, mean boys, 3 friends |
| Children of harvest conflict | Boys making fun of Barbara and the difficulty of moving |
| Theme of Coh | Treat others as you want to be treated |
| Plot of coh | Famaly moves to Washington Worked in factory Barbara gets picked on She stops getting picked on |
| Pg setting | Store, house |
| Characters of pg | Al, younger man, older man, mom, moms friend |
| Conflict of pg | Al is humiliated for stealing the hammer |
| Pg theme | Dont steal or you will be ashamed |
| Pg plot | Al condraj wants hammer He steals it, then gets caught Mother tries to give him money to go back and buy it, he refuses Al goes and works for the hammer The offer him a job for a $1 a day He refuses |
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