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Hobbits and Dwarves and Wizards, Oh My
Words, Words, Words
Narratively Speaking
Anatomy of an Essay
Miscellaneous
100
Short and with furry feet, these creatures like to be comfortable in their homes, eating good food and relaxing, instead of going on adventures.
What are hobbits?
100
This word is a synonym for disaster.
What is calamity?
100
"It was a dark and stormy night" is a example of
What is foreshadowing?
100
The sentence that tells exactly what the essay is about
What is the thesis statement
100
"She was a very shy girl" is an example of this
What is direct characterization
200
The leader of the dwarves, his father was the King under the Lonely Mountain.
Who is Thorin?
200
To do this is to stay around longer than you should.
What is linger?
200
Bilbo is an example of this
What is a protagonist.
200
The main paragraphs of the essay that give most of the supporting information
What are the body paragraphs
200
"David spent all of his time drawing, and all of his money on expensive supplies" is an example of this
What is indirect characterization
300
He's the reason Bilbo is on this adventure in the first place, and he's well-known for causing trouble, and for making excellent fireworks.
Who is Gandalf?
300
This is an antonym of understanding something.
What is bewilder/confound
300
The way an author describes characters.
What is characterization?
300
These are found at the beginning of each body paragraph
What is a topic sentence
300
The game that Bilbo and Gollum played in the goblin caves.
What is a riddle game
400
This place is hard to find, and the person who lives there helped the expedition read the secret language on their map.
What is The Last Homely House/Rivendell?
400
If you push someone, you're not doing this.
What is prod?
400
This is the part of the plot diagram where the main problem of the story is solved.
What is the climax?
400
This is the minimum number of paragraphs an essay should have
What is 5
400
He is never around to be captured, but is always around to save the others.
Who is Gandalf
500
Bilbo discovers this item in the goblin caves, and it saves him from both the goblins and Gollum.
What is the Ring?
500
In America, on Thanksgiving we talk about what we are thankful, or ______________, for.
What is grateful
500
The 13 dwarves are this kind of character.
What is static character
500
An essay should never be written from this point of view.
What is first person (I/me/my)
500
The "Call to Action" is the first stage of this journey.
What is the hero's journey.