The Giver - Background Vocabulary

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Bad tempered, irritable

• Bewilder

• Illicit

• Nuisance

• Petulant

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Hinting at future events

• Foreshadowing

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Plot

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Words that help the reader visualize things or events

• Paragraphs

• Imagery

• Pictures

• Ideas

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The general feeling of a piece of literature

• Vocabulary

• Mood

• Theme

• Plot

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The leading character of a novel

• Narrator

• Cast member

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

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Boldly resisting authority

• Petulant

• Stubborn

• Defiant

• Rude

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Expressing compassion or friendly feelings

• Sympathetic

• Animosity

• Antipathy

• Foreshadowing

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Ability to perform or produce

• Capacity

• Functionality

• Production

• Imagery

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Nervous or anxious about a situation

• Foreshadowing

• Apprehensive

• Panicked

• Calm

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Freed from anxiety, having restored confidence

• Apprehensive

• Reassured

• Calm

• Tired