Vocab Review! Christiana Spinella

Adventure Definition: an exciting or unusual experience Example: The Old Man and the Sea He goes on a fishing adventure!

Symbol Definition: anything that stands for or represents something else Example: Moby Dick, the whale is a symbol of Ahab and his fears

Archetype Definition: patterns in literature found around the world. Example: OMS, Santiago and Mannolin, their relationship.

Epigraph Definition: a quote at the begining of the chapter. Example:

American Romanticism Definition: Literary and artistic movement of the 19 th century, imagination and emotion. Example: Moby Dick

Wilderness Gothic Definition: the use of primitive, mid-evil, wild, or mysterious elements in literature Example: To Build a Fire

Captivity Narrative Definition: a story when somebody has been taken captive. Example: Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Imagery (Sensory Language) Definition: descriptive language used to create a picture, appeal to senses. Example: To Build a Fire, the explanation of the spit dripping down his beard.

Style Definition: author’s word choice and use of other literary devices, the organization. Example:

Metaphor Definition: a figure of speech in which one thing is said to be something else; has no connecting words such as like or as. Example:

Realism Definition: presentation in art of the details of actual life, 19 th century. Example: Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, somebody being hung, is a realist idea.

Naturalism Definition: literary movement, end of 19 th century early 20 th century, view people as victims. Example: To Build a Fire, show the thoughts of humans.

Historical Details Definition: details of a time period, helps you to understand story. Example:

Internal Conflict Definition: struggle between an opposing force, inside the character Example: To Build a Fire, the man is contemplating many things about the cold and his survival.

External Conflict Definition: struggle between and opposing force, outside the character. Example: The Old Man and the Sea, the old man is battling a fish.