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- Armada
- a large force or group of moving things (noun)
- Symbol
- A thing or idea that stands for something else
- Tone
- The emotional aspect of the literature; the author's specific feeling of the work
- Reiterate
- to repeat (verb)
- Rank
- Growing wildly and vigorously (adj.)
- Evanesce
- to dissipate like vapor (verb)
- Connotation
- the social meaning of a word - what the word suggests to us beyond its dictionary meaning
- Dynamic Character
- A character who changes by the end of the story
- Imagery
- pictures that the author creates to define setting, reveal character, to reinforce theme, to reinforce tone. Images can be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and even kinesthetic
- Denotation
- the dictionary meaning of a word
- Vortex
- something that resembles a whirlpool (noun)
- Infallible(ity)
- an inability to make errors; not liable to mislead, deceive, or disappoint
- Solder
- to bring into or restore to firm union (verb)
- Vermilion
- a vivid reddish orange (noun)
- Billow(ed)
- to rise or roll in waves or surges (verb)