Word Play
This 5-letter word for a cheapskate is often used to portray a grumpy old man.
What is a miser
The phrase "jumped over the fence" is missing this required part of a sentence.
What is the subject
This genre requires magical elements, mystical places, and mythical beasts
What is fantasy
This is the person responsible for guidance and support during the hero's journey
Who is the mentor
These words and phrases should be used to link ideas within a composition.
What are transitions
This 10-letter word refers to a cartoon-like drawing usually done at fairs or theme parks.
What is caricature
This punctuation symbol is used to connect two main clauses, and indicates a pause when reading.
What is a semicolon
A story about a technology advancing beyond human comprehension would be classified as this genre.
What is science-fiction
This step refers to the moment of rebirth or metaphorical death for the hero.
What is the resurrection
Quotes pulled word for word from a text are known as this type of evidence.
What is direct evidence
This word meaning incapable of being intimidated or subdued is also the title of a faction group in the Divergent triology.
What is dauntless
Denotation refers to the definition of a word, while connotation refers to this.
What is the feeling or emotion of the word
In this genre, fact and fiction come together to represent past events.
What is historical fiction?
Along the journey, the hero will come across tests, enemies, and these helpful friends.
Who are allies
This is the addressing of an opposing side of an argument in a persuasive composition.
What is counterclaim
This 9-letter word means to add details, and contains a possible charm detail in the word.
What is embellish
A modifier that opens a sentence only to be followed by the wrong subject noun is said to be doing this.
What is dangling
Suspense and an eerie setting often accompany this genre, but without the blood, guts, and gore.
What is mystery
This literary work by Homer embodies the 12 steps of the hero's journey by taking its main character on a 10-year voyage
What is the Odyssey
When rephrasing troublesome or unclear statements, the author is editing for this 7-letter term.
What is clarity
This 8-letter word means to stand still, and often refers to water
What is stagnant
In this grammatical structure instead of the subject DOING the action, the sentence begins with what has been done by the subject.
What is passive voice
This subgenre of fiction is set in a world where society has been twisted beyond recognition, but structure still remains.
What is dystopian fiction
In Ramayana, the hero is a version of the god Vishnu, and goes by this name.
Who is Rama
Writers include this type of language to educate readers, to make their explanations more precise, or to establish their authority on a subject.
What is technical language