LOTF Vocab
451 Vocab
Figurative Language
Literary Models
Modern Language Association
100

To stamp or mark, especially in a way that raises ridges in the paper.

emboss

100

Not horribly ugly, but not attractive, either.

homely
100

An example is: learning is like exercising.

simile

100

The defining trait of this phase of the hero's journey is that there is no turning back.

crossing the threshold

100

The size of the font that should be used in a properly formatted academic paper.

12

200

A loud, unpleasant noise.

strident

200

The crime of betraying one's country.

treason

200

An example is: under the weather.

idiom

200

In the pyramid model, this is the point at which the audience experiences the highest degree of tension.

climax

200

The size of the margins for a properly formatted academic paper.

one inch

300

A thick substance used to treat a skin condition.

balm

300
A pile of wood used to burn a body in a funeral ceremony.

pyre

300

An example is: the autumn leaves dance in the wind.

personification

300

This is the author to whom the hero's journey model is attributed.

Joseph Campbell

300

The order in which references must be listed in a works cited.

Alphabetical by author's last name.

400

Scattered waste or litter.

detritus

400

A know-it-all.

pedant

400

An example is: The chef worked his magic to produce the a very impressive meal.

metaphor

400

This German playwright who developed the plot pyramid model.

Freytag

400
The period at the end of a direct quote must be outside of the quotation marks and following this.
a parenthetical citation
500
The base of a column or statue.

plinth

500

A large variety of items in no particular order.

welter

500

An example is: The chef produced the best meal in history.

hyperbole

500
In Freytag's model, this French word describes the part of the story in which the hero rides off into the sunset

denouement

500
This is a way of locating an online reference that is more stable than a standard URL.

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