If I don't study for the final, I'll fail the test. If I fail the test, I'll fail the class. If I fail the class, I won't get into a good college. If I don't get into a good college, I won't get a good job. If I don't get a good, job, I'll be poor. So if I don't study for the final, I'll be poor!
Slippery Slope
Compares two similar things by saying that one of them is the other.
Metaphor
The beginning of the Hero's Journey.
Call to Adventure
The type of cancer that took Augustus' leg.
Osteosarcoma.
We should go to this restaurant for dinner. Everyone has been going there lately.
Ad Populum
"There are a million things to do."
Hyperbole
The climax of the Hero's Journey.
Revelation
Hazel's favorite book.
An Imperial Affliction
"Don't send him to jail, your honor! His mother will be so sad to see her poor son behind bars."
Appeal to Pity
Appeals to readers senses through highly descriptive language.
Imagery
The doorway that takes the protagonist from the Known World to the Unknown World.
Threshold.
The meaning of NEC.
No Evidence of Cancer
Person 1: I'm exhausted, I was working until 2am and only got 3 hours of sleep.
Person 2: At least you have a job. Count yourself lucky!
Red Herring
"The blue curtains represent the protagonists depression."
Symbolism
The protagonist can skip this step in the Hero's Journey.
Supernatural Aid
The furry character who's fate Hazel is obsessed with learning.
Sisyphus the Hamster
I always see her eating chocolate. She must hate vanilla.
Non-Sequitur
"They fought like cats and dogs"
Simile
Another word for Reparation.
What the protagonist gets in return.
Atonement
The number of days after the pre-funeral that Augustus died.
Eight.