a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

dim witted

a charm with power to overcome evil

a person who uses flattery to get what he or she wants

someone who possesses great knowledge

intending to cause harm

appearing everywhere

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

showing a lack of care or thought

nefarious

a person or thing that comes before another of a similar kind

impregnable

demure

unable to be soothed

a natural skill

a woman who flirts to get what she wants

lecture at length

bemoan

abhor

not easily upset or excited

treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

deeply remorseful for a bad action

showing great knowledge or learning

anomaly

very harmful

to cheat someone out of money, to scam

well-supplied with something

profane talk about holy or sacred things

formal release form guilt or punishment

argumentative and uncooperative

to verbally rip apart

a disaster

excessive or foolish boldness

dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom

restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

arrogantly superior

not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

accept something reluctantly, but without protest

publicly ridicule

a bad-tempered person

a temporary stay

fond of company

to increase

advancing in a gradual way to cause harm

to cause or give rise to

a subtle difference

not openly displayed

the state of being known and celebrated by many

a completely different line of thought

destiny; fate

remove blame or guilt for a wrongdoing

a selfless act; philanthropy

so focused on one small thing that the whole picture can't be seen

shock or excite, typically into taking action

lacking social grace

the top of a trajectory; the highest point

incapable of producing any result

to think deeply; ponder

tense bitterness in a relationship

comfort in a time of stress or sadness

lacking taste of class

lacking inspiration

from the gut; animalistic

having or showing no skill

to make less severe, serious, or painful

something that kills pain

to alternate indecisively between two choices

designed to start fires or conflict

moral corruption

a defensive wall

persuade by flattering or gently teasing

something that marks the approach of something else

acting quickly without thought

spoken or done without preparation

smelling very unpleasant

carried out with minimum effort to satisfy the situation

a noisy disturbance

a small flaw

showing a lack of thought or intelligence

not revealing one's thought or feelings easily

in a ridiculous manner

relating to the idea of all people deserving equal rights; fair

able to be touched or felt

a person falsely claiming to have special talents or skills

to gradually decline or waste away

to drink heartily

secret or illegal

nonsense; babble

able to endure hardship without showing pain or complaining

brave and adventurous

to be unwilling to accept an idea or request

too thin, as in suffering from hunger or illness

placing too much emphasis on minor or unimportant details

to sharpen the point of something

The person or force going against the main character of the story

The time and place the story takes place

The problem of the story

The series of events in a story

The most intense part of the story

A person who does not change throughout the story

A person who does not change throughout the story

A type of characterization that uses a characters speech, thoughts, actions, etc

Something used to grab the readers attention

A way of documenting your sources in your papers that uses parentheses

a character that changes throughout the story

A character that is well developed, usually having many traits

receiving a tip or clues placed in the story that let you know of potential future events

A technique used by writers to draw attention to something: it uses the technique of saying the same thing over and over again

Giving credit to ones sources suing phrases like according to, states, explains, etc.

Characterization that tells you something about the character rather than showing

When an animal is given humanoid traits and made a character

When a character has some traits

When the chronological events are disrupted to show an earlier event

The person you generally root for in the story

The reference page of an MLA paper where all the sources are documented

The feelings associated with a word

The creation of mental images with the use of the five senses

A type of writing style. da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM

Appeal to the audiences emotions

Humor that comes from sarcasm, exaggeration, puns, or verbal irony.

When a poem does not rhyme or follow a particular meter

A character that lacks conventional heroic qualities

Nobody ever goes there because its too busy is an example of

A writers attitude on their topic

A category of artistic composition

The Trees are as big as giants! is an example of

A type of conflict when a character must mentally overcome something

an exaggeration for effect

the sequence of events in a story

a disastrous end, a sudden calamity or misfortune

a character whose main purpose is to create a contrast with another character

a humorous scene, incident, or speech that relieves the overall emotional intensity

Twee. Smack! Bang! are examples of this

rhyme in a single line of poetry

indicates a different time and place in a play

The point of view all academic essays should be written in

When a story is told using words such as I, me, my

When an author uses words like you, yours, ours

a play on words

a saying that is peculiar when taken literally but is understood by most people

a group of lines in a poem

bitter sweet and jumbo shrimp are examples of this

when two things are placed side by side for comparison or effect

the practice of interchanging the first letters of some words

making fun of someone's flaw or weakness to make a point