in literature, a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

(think: villain or rival)

to write, create, or think up something

a person who leads, manages, or guides something

to shine unsteadily or vary in brightness

to make an abrupt, unsteady, or uncontrolled movement

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

in literature, the leading character or one of the major characters

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

to make a soft, muffled crackling or swishing sound