ENGLISH LADDDDDDD Flashcards
Aghast:
filled with horror or shock.
Bleak:
charmless and inhospitable;
dreary; exposed to the elements; cold
and miserable.
Macabre:
Horrific and disturbing;
strange or unpleasant events linked
with death or violence.
Grotesque:
comically or repulsively ugly
or distorted.
Supernatural:
Signs or events
considered to be of a mystical origin.
Prologue
separate introductory section of a literary, dramatic, or
musical work.
Epilogue
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves
as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
Exposition
writing that intends to put forward information or to explain
something the reader needs to know
Monologue
a long speech by one actor in a play or film,
Pathetic
Fallacy
Where nature, often the weather, mirrors the mood of the text
Progeny
a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of
someone
Sinister
having an evil appearance : looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or
dangerous to happen
Anguish
extreme suffering, grief, or pain
Prejudice
an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
isolation
the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of
being isolated