Vocabulary Showdown
This word means intense emotional suffering or pain.
What is anguish?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
In MLA 9, long works like books are formatted this way.
What is italics?
Two complete sentences incorrectly joined only with a comma create this error.
What is a comma splice?
Santiago’s “Personal Legend” represents this.
What is his destiny or deepest purpose?
This adjective describes someone bold enough to take shocking risks.
What is audacious?
A contradiction that somehow contains truth.
What is a paradox?
In MLA 9, quotations longer than this many lines become block quotes.
What is four lines?
The sentence “She wanted to travel, learning, and grow” violates this grammar rule.
What is parallel structure?
This mysterious king first encourages Santiago to pursue his dream.
Who is Melchizedek?
This word means to give a long, aggressive speech criticizing someone.
What is harangued?
When readers know something a character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
This Latin abbreviation is used when a source has more than two authors.
What is “et al.”?
“Running through the dunes, the caravan seemed endless” contains this problem.
What is a misplaced modifier?
According to the novel, most people abandon their dreams because of these two forces.
What are fear and social pressure?
This adjective means overly repetitive or boring because it never changes.
What is monotonous?
A recurring image, symbol, or idea throughout a work.
What is a motif?
You are citing an online article entitled "I Got Slimed for Yelling Six Seven in Church" by an anonymous author. This is how it is cited in-text according to MLA guidelines.
What is a shortened version of the title in quotes within the parenthesis: ("I Got Slimed...").
“Santiago packed his bag he began the long journey” is this kind of sentence error.
What is a run-on sentence?
The novel fits this universal narrative structure identified by Joseph Campbell.
What is the Hero’s Journey?
This word means to formally reject or renounce a belief or loyalty.
What is abjure?
A character who exists mainly to contrast another character and highlight their traits.
What is a foil?
This step of the writing process requires explaining and evaluating each source individually before drafting the paper.
What is an annotated bibliography?
The punctuation mark used to connect two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
Paulo Coelho’s novel blends realistic settings with mystical or supernatural elements, making it part of this genre.
What is magical realism?