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The Glass Menagerie
21 cards·by eclark
academic
of or relating to education and scholarship
atmospheric
creating a distinctive mood, typically of romance, mystery, or nostalgia
convention
a way in which something is usually done, esp. within a particular area or activity
essence
the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something
expressionism
a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional
experience rather than impressions of the exte
fantasy
a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person dwells at length
haunting
poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget
illusion
a deceptive appearance or impression; a false idea or belief
mastication
the act of chewing
menagerie
a strange or diverse collection of people or things
nostalgic
having characteristic of sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past
organic
a relation between elements of something such that they fit together harmoniously as
necessary parts of a whole
subtle
delicately complex and understated
tenuous
very weak or slight
transformation
a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance
unconventional
not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed
unicorn
a mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting
from its forehead.
shorthand
a method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols
unreliable narrator
a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously
compromised
Victrola
a kind of gramophone used particularly in the 1920s and 1930s
vitality
the state of being strong and active