The Monkey's Paw Vocab

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Third person subjective narrator

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Recounts events with a character's thoughts, feelings, or observations

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Imagery

Back

Descriptive words and phrases that appeal to the senses; mental picture

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Peril

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something dangerous

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Condole

Back

Express sympathy or sorrow

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Third person objective narrator

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Reports events factually, no character thoughts or feelings

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Grimace

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Facial expression of pain or disgust

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Theme of a story

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Truth or central message about life

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Foreshadowing

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Hints of future events in the story

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Fate

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Power that determines the course of events

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Resignation

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Acceptance of the inescapable