Literacy Terms
Foreshadowing
a warning or indication of a future event
What were the two families that had rivalry? (Both answers to get the points)
Montagues and Capulets
What were the two stones in The Alchemist?
Urim and Thummim
Something that happens to the hero that makes him want or to have leave his home to pursue an adventure
What is the Ordinary World?
Something, or someone, interrupts the hero’s familiar life to present a problem, threat, or opportunity
Hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
How did Romeo die?
Suicide by poison
What did Santiago's parents' want him to be?
A priest
There is something that the hero gets from either a mentor or a challenge and it does not have to be a weapon it can be something like urim and thummim
The Special Weapon
Santiago sees two hawks as an omen. What do they signify, and what they say about Santiago?
The hawks attacked each other and he had a brief mental image of an army attacking the oasis
Comic relief
humorous content in a dramatic scene
Who killed Mercutio and was murdered by Romeo?
Tybalt
Who is the old man in the Alchemist?
Melchizedek
This is usually when the hero hits rock bottom when someone dies or something like that happens, this is the lowest point of the hero's journey but then has to overcome it.
The Abyss or Temptation
What is A Metaphor?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable; a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else
Soliloquy
an act of speaking ones thoughts aloud
Who is Romeo's best friend?
Mercutio and Benvolio
What does the old man tell Santiago to follow?
The old man tells Santiago to follow the omens.
This is to bring what he has learned from the journey to his home, with the hero become a hero again, or will he remain dormant
The Mastery of Two Worlds
Who is Rosaline?
Rosaline is Romeo's ex
Pathetic Fallacy
the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature
In the book, What happened to Paris?
Paris was killed by Romeo in a 1v1 sword fight (L+ratio)
What is the Language of the world?
Love
It is someone who helps the hero begin or help him finish his journey, like hagrid from harry potter, he had to go to harry's house to introduce him to the magic world, usually the mentor has to die so that the hero can learn on his own
Supernatural Helper or Mentor
"The cat is sleeping in the sun"
Which part of this question is the predicate?
Sleeping in the sun