Nature by HD Carberry- Glossary

Theme	: A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.
Tone	: 1. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; : 2. Manner in which written words might be said (for example, sarcastic, mild, witty, angry). In general the tone of a work can gradually shift (perhaps from sarcastic to ironic or from angry to remorseful)
Mood	: Feelings that you get while your reading a book or a feeling that a work of literature evokes. In general mood describes the feeling of the entire piece.
Lush	: 1. Produced or growing in extreme abundance; : 2. Being rich, fertile, opulent, plentiful or affluent.
Beat	: 1. A regular rate of repetition; : 2. The sound of stroke or blow.
Swish:	: Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
Gullies	: Deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
Struggling	: 1. Strenuous effort; : 2. An energetic attempt to achieve something
Guango tree	: Guango is a large, wide spreading tree, beautifully proportioned. The black pods are sticky and sweet, caramel coloured on the inside.
Reaped	: To have accumulated, amassed or garnered.
Fallow	: Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.
Logwood	: Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye.
Shiver	: 1. Tremble; : 2. A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement.
Buttercups	: A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It