LOTF Vocab
To stamp or mark, especially in a way that raises ridges in the paper.
emboss
Not horribly ugly, but not attractive, either.
An example is: learning is like exercising.
simile
The defining trait of this phase of the hero's journey is that there is no turning back.
crossing the threshold
The size of the font that should be used in a properly formatted academic paper.
12
A loud, unpleasant noise.
strident
The crime of betraying one's country.
treason
An example is: under the weather.
idiom
In the pyramid model, this is the point at which the audience experiences the highest degree of tension.
climax
The size of the margins for a properly formatted academic paper.
one inch
A thick substance used to treat a skin condition.
balm
pyre
An example is: the autumn leaves dance in the wind.
personification
This is the author to whom the hero's journey model is attributed.
Joseph Campbell
The order in which references must be listed in a works cited.
Alphabetical by author's last name.
Scattered waste or litter.
detritus
A know-it-all.
pedant
An example is: The chef worked his magic to produce the a very impressive meal.
metaphor
This German playwright who developed the plot pyramid model.
Freytag
plinth
A large variety of items in no particular order.
welter
An example is: The chef produced the best meal in history.
hyperbole
denouement
Digital Object Identifier or DOI