Unit 1 Vocab Terms - ELA

Question 1

what are archetypes?

Answer 1

basic elements that are shared in many stories

Question 2

what is status que?

Answer 2

intro/exposition, introduces characters and setting

Question 3

what is the call to adventure?

Answer 3

the catalyst, the moment when the story takes a toll

Question 4

what is the assistance?

Answer 4

gives physical, mental, or emotional help to prepare the hero

Question 5

what is the departure?

Answer 5

the adventure begins, hero “leaves” the normal world behind

Question 6

what is the road of trials?

Answer 6

the rising action, longest part of the story, makes it more interesting and complicated

Question 7

what is the approach?

Answer 7

the moment leading up to the climax

Question 8

what is the crisis?

Answer 8

when the hero nearly fails, just before the climax

Question 9

what is the treasure?

Answer 9

the hero won and goal is achieved

Question 10

what is the result?

Answer 10

after the hero achieved his/her purpose

Question 11

what is the return?

Answer 11

when the hero leaves the special world

Question 12

what is the new life?

Answer 12

life changed after the journey is over

Question 13

what is the resolution?

Answer 13

loose ends are tied up

Question 14

what is the (second) status que?

Answer 14

hero’s normal life after the big adventure

Question 15

what is the hero?

Answer 15

the protagonist who rises to meet a challenge and saves the day

Question 16

what is the classical/romantic hero?

Answer 16

has unique attributes/qualities that distinguish them from the others

Question 17

what is the everyday hero?

Answer 17

someone with no outstanding abilities, thrown into extraordinary circumstances where they must act heroically

Question 18

what is the superhero?

Answer 18

has powers that ordinary people don’t posses, usually supernatural

Question 19

what is the tragic hero?

Answer 19

possesses a fatal flaw/makes poor judgement that leads to their downfall

Question 20

what is the epic hero?

Answer 20

possess otherworldly heroic qualities

Question 21

what is the anti-hero?

Answer 21

possesses traits that are uncommon/undesirable in a hero, sometimes act more like a villan

Question 22

what is the father figure/mentor?

Answer 22

wise figure who serves as a guide and represents what the hero is trying to become

Question 23

what is the sidekick?

Answer 23

usually associated with the protagonist, provides assistance and friendship

Question 24

what is the magician?

Answer 24

powerful figure who harnessed the ways of the universe to achieve key goals

Question 25

what is the outlaw?

Answer 25

rebel who won't abide by society's demands

Question 26

what is the explorer?

Answer 26

character naturally drive to push the boundaries of the status quo and explore the unknown

Question 27

what is the villan?

Answer 27

wants to stop the hero from achieving their goal, will be in direct conflict of the hero's goal, creates the problem

Question 28

what is the shapeshifter?

Answer 28

changes what the hero perceives as misled hero and act as a catalyst of change in plot, not physical but mentally

Question 29

what is denotation?

Answer 29

a word's dictionary definition, literal meaning

Question 30

what is connotation?

Answer 30

a word's emotional meaning/the feeling connected to the word

Question 31

what is visual imagery for?

Answer 31

sight

Question 32

what is auditory imagery for?

Answer 32

hearing

Question 33

what is olfactory imagery for?

Answer 33

smell

Question 34

what is gustatory imagery for?

Answer 34

taste

Question 35

what is tactile imagery for?

Answer 35

touch

Question 36

what is the conflict of a story?

Answer 36

the problem/struggle the protagonist has to deal with

Question 37

what is a theme of a story?

Answer 37

the lesson about life, author of a story is trying to convey

Question 38

what is a story's turning point?

Answer 38

moment in story when a major narrative shift takes place and the rest of the story will be different