Unfamiliar Words
Literary Terms
Film Techniques
Hero's Journey Archetype
Mystery Section
100
A synonym for the word "endeavors"
What is a situation/effort?
100
This word refers to an author's attitude towards the events in a story, novel, etc.
What is tone?
100
This framing technique could be used to show a setting before introducing characters
What is a long shot?
100
This stage of the hero's journey is when a character faces challenges. For example, Simba is blocked by the hyenas from entering the "new kingdom", chased into an elephant graveyard, and tried to kill him under the direction of Scar.
What is the Road of Trials?
100
This type of essay includes strategies of definition, example, and negation.
What is a definition essay?
200
This word is another adverb for willingly as in "She willingly accepts a challenge"
What is reluctantly?
200
This word is used for something that represents a larger idea. A character can do this...or an object. For example, a bird often symbolizes freedom.
What is symbolize?
200
This kind of shot would be used to show a character working very hard on an assignment for class.
What is a close-up/extreme close-up?
200
The turning point or climax of a story is closely tied to this stage of the hero's journey.
What is the Ultimate Boon?
200
This strategy in a definition essay on heroes would describe what a hero is not.
What is negation?
300
This word is close to the same meaning as "gregarious" as in Ms. Bowman's 5th and 7th period classes.
What is outgoing?
300
This word refers to the overall meaning of a story or novel. For instance, the ________ in THE HEIRLOOM was "Some situations turn out better than we first expect."
What is theme?
300
This type of angle would be most effective in capturing a setting.
What is a high camera angle?
300
Just as the hero may need guides and assistants on the quest, oftentimes he or she must have powerful guides and rescuers to bring him or her back to everyday life, especially if the hero has been wounded or weakened by the experience. Or, perhaps the hero does not realize that it is time to return, that he or she can return, or that others need his/her gift. For example, Timon and Pumba discover Simba in the desert. They act as his guide and help him survive the challenges in the desert.
What is Rescue from Without?
300
This term is used for a word or phrase that describes a noun. Example: James, our star point guard, is a great basketball player.
What is an appositive?
400
When someone shows belief in him/herself they are showing this word.
What is self-confidence?
400
This word refers to the author's or character's choice of words. In THE GIVER, Jonas struggled with this.
What is diction?
400
This type of angle would be used to capture a monster in an attempt to make the audience more scared of it.
What is a low camera angle?
400
This stage of the hero's journey occurs when the hero experiences adventure ad perhaps danger as he or she returns to life as it was before the adventure.
What is the Magic Flight?
400
This type of sentence summarizes what will be discussed in the rest of a passage or essay.
What is a topic sentence?
500
This word is used for someone who doubts their abilities. For instance, a student might be this word if their grades are not as high as someone elses.
What is insecure?
500
This term is used to describe words and descriptions that paint a picture; can describe settings, characters, etc. (Often uses sensory details)
What is imagery?
500
This kind of lighting would be used to make a scene darker and scarier.
What is low key lighting?
500
This term refers to a story pattern such as the hero's journey which remains generally the same throughout stories, novels, movie, etc.
What is an archetype?
500
We use these to link ideas and make a paragraph more fluent.
What are transitions?
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