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Myths and Legends
Literary Terms
Research and writing
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100
an old, fictional story that has been passed down through oral tradition
What is a myth?
100
when the author provides clues about something that will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
100
The header is located in this area.
What is top right?
100
someone who can make money or profit easily is said to have this
What is the Midas touch?
100
What vocabulary word would be the best synonym for: decline
What is descend?
200
Unlike the hero of a myth, the hero of a ________ is usually only a demigod because he has one parent who is a god.
What is a legend?
200
anything that stands for or represents something else
What is symbolism?
200
These two pieces of information need to be located in the internal citation.
What are the author's last name and page number?
200
any tall, powerful, aggressive woman
What is an Amazon?
200
"Say hello to my little friend" is an example of this literary term.
What is a euphemism?
300
They posses the traits of strength, bravery, and intellect.
What is an epic hero?
300
when a narrative has two story-lines of equal importance occurring at the same time
What is parallel plot?
300
The name for how a Works Cited page is formatted. The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line (if any) should be indented one-half inch. The entire page should be double spaced.
What is a hanging indent?
300
this phrase is used for anything that is considered a source of troubles
What is Pandora's Box?
300
Which vocabulary term would be the best synonym for the word plead
What is implore?
400
The purpose was to teach the values of a culture.
What is a myth or legend?
400
a set of ideas associated with a term; what you think of when you hear a word
What is connotation?
400
This is how the entire MLA paper should be spaced. (extra points for paragraph spacing)
What is double spaced? (0 pt before and after)
400
keeping something desirable out of reach; teasing someone
What is tantalize?
400
Odysseus' men became ______, and they did not follow the orders of Odysseus.
What is mutinous?
500
Myths and legends are considered this.
What is a folktale?
500
a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in a row for effect
What is a polysyndeton?
500
A source that does not have an author or contact information would be considered this.
What is unreliable?
500
this word refers to a task that seems to be unrewarding and unending
What is Sisyphean?
500
a word used to describe someone who thinks very highly of himself/herself
What is narcissistic ?