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  • free verse- no regular pattern
  • atrocity- violent
  • in media- res - story starting off in action with no explanation
  • enjambement- continuing a sentence of action on a new line of poetry.
  • colloquial- informal language
  • fricative alliteration - sound alliteration e.g sounds of bullets streak the silence.
  • visceral; emotional actions rather then thought out actions
  • allegory- characters always symbolise something deeper.
  • foil- contrasting characters to highlight main characters traits
  • stoical- endures pain without complaining
  • omniscient- a narrater knowing all
  • asyndetic list- list without connectives to highlight a point.
  • resolute - determined
  • destitute- too poor to afford basic living things
  • anaphora- repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence
  • prophetic - fate
  • reverently- with respect and reverence, as if in awe of God
  • hrinsic- motivation to accomplish
    extrinsic- motivation to accomplish for praise
  • preconception- idea or opinion formed before experience
  • plantive- sounding sad
  • pathos- feeling empathy
  • cyclical structure-narrative that starts and ends in the same place.
  • didactic- to teach
  • 'antique scabbard' stave 3 present
  • socialism- social responsibility.
    • capitalism individual principle
  • social responsibility- duty to help one another in order to progress.
  • microcosm- small characteristics of a larger thing, like a miniature version of a whole thing
  • pathetic fallacy - the weather, the setting, the mood, the characters, and the plot all reflect the emotions of the characters
  • romanticism- passionate individuals
  • hubris- self pride and arrogance
  • ephemeral- short lived
  • gratuitous- unnecessary
  • industrious- hard working
  • innate - born with it
  • latent- there but hidden
  • meticulous- precise attention to every detail
  • modicum - small token amount
  • substantiate- give facts to support a claim
  • venerable- honourable highly regarded