Vocab Antonyms
Literary Terms Examples
Heroic Journey II
Vocabulary CTS
Lit Terms Definitions 2
200

Regular, consistent

What is 'erratic'?

200

George is short; Lennie is big. George is smart; Lennie is disabled. These paired characters are called ____.

What are 'foils'?

200

In "By the Waters of Babylon," John has to face this when he crosses the Hudson River, certain that action will be his death.

What is the abyss?

200
I couldn't believe a child with such a ___ face could act like such a devil!

What is 'cherubic'?

200

A recurring pattern, symbol, image, or character type.

What is a 'motif'?

300

easily read; clear.

What is 'illegible'?

300
A division into two, usually opposite halves, such as Lizabeth's memory of her hometown in "Marigolds."
What is a 'dichotomy'?
300

During the journey, the hero faces a series of ___ that test their limits and build strength, confidence and wisdom.

What are 'challenges'?

300

The divers ___ everything they could from the sunken treasure ship, but had to leave some of the artifacts behind.

What is 'salvage'?

300

The voice telling a story; in a first-person POV, it's a character within the story.

What is the 'narrator'?

400

rich person

What is a 'pauper'?

400

This literary technique is represented by the first and final scenes of The Lion King, which both take place on Pride Rock.

What is 'framing'?

400

These beings hold the hero back from entering the journey until they are ready to assume the risks.

What are the 'threshold guardians'?

400

My uncle is so ___ that no evidence can change his mind once he has made it up.

What is 'opinionated'?

400

An original pattern or model, used in story telling.

What is an 'archetype'?
600

restrained; controlled

What is 'unbridled'?

600

"A mighty temple it must have been, for the roof was painted like the sky at night with its stars"--the modern reader recognizes this as an ___ to Grand Central Station in New York City.

What is an 'allusion'?

600

In this atage, the hero returns to their community having absorbed the changes brought on by the journey and 'at-one' with their new role.

What is 'atonement'?

600

A lot of people thought investing in crypto would be ___ but a series of scams cost them their life savings.

What is 'lucrative'?

600
A poetic comparison between two dissimilar things.

What is a 'metaphor'?

1000

to disassemble; to break up

What is 'fabricate'?

1000

"memory is an abstract painting"

What is a metaphor?

1000
A power, tool, or weapon (sometimes magical) provided to the hero to help them on their way.

What is 'the talisman'?

1000

If you lend me your pencil I will ___ you by replacing it if I lose it.

What is 'compensate'?

1000

A 'turn' or shift in direction in a poem.

What is a 'volta'?

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