The Hero's Journey
Parts of Speech
Literary Devices
Define these vocab words
Potpourri
100

This stage of the hero's journey is the first sign that an adventure will occur. 

The call to adventure. 

100

She, he, they, it, them, her, his, its, our, we, us...

What part of speech takes the place of someone's name?

`

Pronouns

100

Make a simile. 

Vary

100

Define symbolism or figurative (double points for getting them both, no points for getting one of them wrong...)

When an object represents something else

and

When what we say is not precisely what we mean

100

This is the highest paid athlete in the world. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

200

What is the name of the stage for the hero's lowest point (they nearly die and fail!)

The ordeal (death and rebirth)
200

Awesome, tall, eager, funny, ugly, large, small...

What part of speech describes things. 

Adjectives

200

Make a metaphor

Vary

200

Define allusion or allegory (double points for getting them both, no points for getting one of them wrong...)

A reference to the past

and

When a work of literature is an extended metaphor for something else. 

200

This is the third planet from the sun. 

Earth

300

This word means growth and represents all of the changes the hero experienced over the course of the story. 

Atonement

300

Ball, house, cup, hoop, wood, Alaska, sadness, teacher...

What part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea?

Noun

300

Make an onomatopoeia? 

Bang, boom, woof, pow, meow

300

Define a foil or anecdote (double points for getting them both, no points for getting one of them wrong...)

A character's complete and total opposite

or

A personal story

300

This is the longest river in the world (and the birthplace of human civilization). 

Nile

400

What happens when someone crosses the threshold? (two parts)

Leave home

and

enter the special world

400

Run, jump, hike, swim, sing, laugh, eat, hug...

What part of speech is an action word?


Verb

400

Make an analogy

She's redder than an apple. 

He's taller than a mountain. 

I love ice cream as much as I love eating glue. 

400

Define laissez faire or jargon. (double points for getting them both, no points for getting one of them wrong...)

A government which does not interfere with private markets (hands off)

or

Specialize language used by a particular career

400

How long does it take to boil an egg?

9 to 12 minutes

500

Explain the difference between the treasure and the reward. 

Treasure = something found along the way

Reward = gift for a job well done, given by their home

500

Smugly, narrowly, stupidly, quickly, daintily...

What part of speech describes an action?

Adverb

500

Make a statement that is ethos. 

"Trust me..."

500

Define acumen or diffident (double points for getting them both, no points for getting one of them wrong...)

Intelligence

or

Shyness

500

What food will never expire or go bad if kept in a pantry or cupboard? (not water)

Honey

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