Thank You Ma'am/The Necklace Unit Vocab Flashcard

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Implied theme:

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A message suggested indirectly through character events.

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Third person omniscient point of view: Narrator knows thoughts/feelings of all characters, using 'she' and 'he'.

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The narrator reveals what multiple characters are discussing.

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Analogy: A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

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Hierarchy:

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Ranking by status/ability; a group with authority.

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What does dowdy mean?

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poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

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Usurious:

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Exceeding the maximum interest rate on loans.

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What does askew mean?

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twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

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What is a caste?

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a rigid and hereditary social class

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Symbol definition:

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Represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

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Theme:

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Central idea of a work of literature.