Synonyms
Doing something over and over (and over and over)
Repetition
Quiet and peaceful. Not a sound to be heard
Din
A __________ is the kind of comparison that uses "like" or "as." As in, "This question was easy like Sunday morning."
Simile
Conceive, Bereave, Grieve
Conceive
All the stuff that happens in a story
Plot
Protagonist
Your conscious mind
Subconscious
If a story just goes on and on and on, continuing aimlessly with no end in sight, then it may have had a climax -- but it definitely lacks a __________
Resolution
Deciduous, Leafy, Coniferous, Acorn-bearing
Coniferous
The literary term for giving human characteristics to non-human things
Personification
Dramatic issue, fight, or beef
Conflict
To be let into a place with a smile and a hug from your host
Breach
The depth of the ___________ kept the mountain climber from inching her way back to freedom -- well, that plus the fact that it was also so narrow her foot got stuck
Crevasse
Metaphor, Simile, Stope
Stope
Abraham Lincoln had this word in mind when discussing the possibility that government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" might not survive the US Civil War
The peak, the pinnacle -- the very top (of the conflict)
Climax
A cleaver is a knife with a long, flat edge, perfect for chopping right through meat and bone alike
Serrated
I was having a good day, but that car accident really __________ from the mood (as did my subsequent toe stubbing)
Detracted
Conflict, Climax, Resolution, Façade
Façade
The term for repeating grammatically identical phrasing to help your writing flow. “She loves baking, running, and hiking" is an example of it
Parallelism
Sanctify devotedly
Consecrate
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Score
This summer I had my ________ taken out -- and I was so moved by the experience that I wrote a book about it, complete with a 30-page __________ at the end
Appendix
Hollow, Consecrate, Hallow, Revere
Hollow
"Parkview High School," as distinct from "school"
Proper Noun