Vocab 1
Something that is done in a *slapdash* manner is done _________.
carelessly, without much thought; it is rushed through.
Why would someone need to *abscond* from a situation?
They feel they need to get away or hide.
An internal quest means that a person is _______________________.
Growing or changing on the inside-- head and heart.
This type of device is essentially figurative language that evokes the five senses.
Imagery.
Down the mountain and across the bridge.
a) phrase
b) clause
c) neither
phrase
If someone is guilty of *gluttony,* what have they been doing/how have they been acting?
They have been extremely greedy or over-indulgent with food/drink.
If someone's curtains are *opaque,* you would not be able to spy on them because ___________.
Opaque means that you can not see through it.
An overarching message or moral of a text is the _____________.
Theme.
Define *external quest.*
This is a quest in which a character is searching for something or trying to solve a conflict outside of her/himself. It does not have to do with their emotions or mentality.
To go to out west is all I could ever want!
In the above sentence, identify a *verb* and an *infinitive*
verb: "is" or "want"
infinitive: "to go"
If you have *daunted* someone, you have
intimidated or invoked fear in them.
Things that are __________ to happen are predetermined or destined.
a) auspicious
b) fated
c) daunted
d) eminent
Fated!
The *genre* of Persepolis might be called a novel or coming-of-age story, but it is also known as a __________ because it is a personal account of a specific time and place in a person's life
Memoir
Give an example of what the *tone* of a text might be.
"It is the film that I enjoyed best this year."
What is the adjective clause?
"that I enjoyed best this year"
If someone has *exorcised* something, they have done what to it?
They have cast it out, expelled it, made it go away.
If you take a *reprieve* from something, you must be needing a ________.
break, pause
Name one characteristic of an *epic hero.*
Any: masculine, male, physically strong, super-human, a king or other leader, perfect as opposed to flawed.
In Chapter 2 of 'The Hobbit,' Bilbo discovers a *key.* This moment might be called a good use of ____________ in the text, as we can assume that the key will certainly be needed for something important in the future.
We will certainly go to the store if I ever find my wallet!
What is the ADVERB CLAUSE?
"if I ever find my wallet"
Explain "pliant" in a literal and figurative way.
Literal: bends easily, like a rubber band
Figurative: easily influenced, like someone with little confidence in their own opinion
Literal: When water or other substance is unmoving.
Figurative: A situation or person is not moving forward, not progressing.
The Hero's Journey is another term for the _________, which is a reoccurring story across history in which a hero departs, faces struggles, overcomes those struggles, and returns home.
The Monomyth.
First, define Archetype. Then, give an example of one!
Examples: The hero, the wise mentor, the sidekick, the villain, the trickster, the shapeshifter, the innocent.
My favorite part of the kindergarten school play was when the dancing elephants stopped in their tracks and began singing to the audience.
Read the sentence above. Please identify a participle and a gerund phrase.
participle: dancing
gerund: singing to the audience.