Things Fall Apart Vocab

3. crowded, thick, tightly packed
5. the state of being inside or within
9. to determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text
12. a point of view that only provides the thoughts and feelings of one character
13. many; an increase in the number or amount of something
16. an attitude, or way of thinking about something
17. suggested but not directly stated
20. a literary style associated with Modernism in which a person’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions to events are perceived as a continuous flow
21. the character or voice telling a story

1. the type of narration used, as in first person, second person, or third person
2. a narrating technique where two or more characters narrate the story
4. an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
5. thoughtless of the future; wasteful or excessive
6. a point of view when a narrator has an “all-knowing” understanding of characters and events
7. the subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun
8. the process of breaking apart into small pieces
10. the state of being outside
11. a close observer
14. relating to everyone
15. strict or serious; harsh
18. the central idea or message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life
19. looking exhausted or unwell