What is the step in the journey where the hero leaves the world they know and embarks on the destination presented to them?
Departure from ordinary world to special world
100
Stage in the journey where the hero claims rewards or special recognition.
Treasure
100
The villains and enemies in the journey/the dark side of the force, the hero's potential for evil.
Shadows
100
What story is this poem about?
The Odyssey
100
What is the central idea or meaning of a story?
Theme
200
Step in the journey where the monsters/evil bow down or chase the hero.
Result
200
Stage in the journey where the hero receives the message (invitation or challenge) to the adventure.
Call to adventure
200
One who brings the call to adventure (could be a person or event)
Herald
200
What does the narrator of the poem tell the traveler to not expect Ithaka to make them?
Rich
200
What is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience?
Tone
300
Stage in the journey where the hero is upgraded to a new level? He/she is not the same as before, for now they are a hero.
Status Quo
300
Stage that is known for the help from someone who is older or wiser in the adventure the hero is about to embark on.
Assistance
300
Represents the creatures such as vampires or werewolves who change shape
Shape shifters
300
What part of the journey does Ithaka symbolize?
Final Destination
300
The hero's guide or guiding principles. The helpers along the way.
Mentors
400
Stage in the journey where all the tangled plot lines throughout the quest are straightened out and fixed
Resolution
400
Stage when the hero faces their biggest challenge and hero's worst fear
Approach
400
Considered the clowns and mischief-makers, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck/our own mischievous subconscious, urging us to change
Tricksters
400
What does the narrator tell the traveler that he/she will gain from their journey?
Knowledge/Wisdom
400
Hero that is the main character of a tragedy whose tragic flaw leads to his or her destruction.
Tragic Hero
500
Stage in the journey where the quest has changed the hero. They have outgrown their past life.
New life
500
Stage that contains the hero's darkest hour (death or dying) and then that hero is reborn.
Crisis
500
Refers to the forces that stand in the way at important turning points, including jealous enemies, professional gatekeepers, or your own fears and doubts
Threshold Guardians
500
What is Ithaka, literally, in the poem?
An island
500
Hero that is the main character of a story who is flawed in some way and often does not display admirable qualities.