Shadows of the Imagination

1. Shadows of the Imagination Unit 2 Part 2

2. Literary Terms • Parable – story that teaches a moral lesson • Ambiguity – uncertain meaning • Symbol – object, setting, or character that has meaning as itself but also stands for something else (perhaps an abstract idea)

3. Gothic literature • Genre of literature that began in England in the late 1700s. It took its name from architecture of castles and cathedrals that often served as the setting for mystery stories. • Elements of Gothic literature • Bleak or remote setting • Macabre or violent incidents • Characters in psychological and/or physical torment • Supernatural or otherworldly elements • Strong language full of dangerous meaning

4. Theme • Theme – central message or comment on life that an author expresses through a story • May be developed through symbols, descriptions, characters, and imagery • Longer novels may have more than one

5. Adjective Clauses • Adjective – word that describes a noun or pronoun • Clause – group of words that collectively perform a function • Adjective clause – subordinate clause (can’t stand alone as a sentence) that modifies a noun or pronoun • Tells what kind or which one • May start with that, which, who, whom, whose, where, when

6. Adverb Clause • Adverb – word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb • Adverb Clause – subordinate clause that answers where, when, in what way, to what extent, under what condition, or why • May start with after, although, because, even though, so that, though, when

7. Comparative and Superlative • Comparative – making a comparison or contrast between two things • Usually uses more or -er • Superlative – making a comparison or contrast between more than two things • Usually uses most or -est

8. Verbals • Participles – verb form that usually ends with –ing or –ed and is used as an adjective • Gerunds – verb form that ends in –ing and acts as a noun in a sentence • Infinitives – verb form that contains “to” and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb • Verbal phrase – group of words that contains a participle, gerund, or infinitive with modifiers

9. Greek root –path- • Means suffering, feeling, or disease • Match the word to the definition

10. Latin root –voc- • Comes from Latin word vox, which means “voice” • Equivocal – equal voices • Advocate – speak or argue in favor of • Equivocate – avoid making a clear statement • Vociferous – noisy or aggressive in making one’s feelings known

11. Latin prefix mal- • Means bad or badly • Maledictions – bad speech (curses) • Malevolent – showing bad (evil) will towards others • Malice – desire to inflict injury or harm on others • Malignant – highly injurious