Trickster Tales
The conflict of a trickster tale usually involves this
Character vs. Character - specifically a strong person trying to take advantage of a weaker one.
The story is set in this city at this time
Dublin during the Irish Civil War
The quote, "It’s like trying to see through moist, black velvet." is an example of
Simile
How the action increases and dissipates on either side of its peak.
The Rising and Falling Action
Anansi is looking for this at the start of his fishing expedition.
A fool
How many characters are usually in a trickster tale and what are they called?
2- The protagonist and the antagonist
The theme of this story is:
In war you don't always know who your enemies are.
The first kind of conflict seen in this story:
Character vs Nature
The point of the story where the conflicts are resolved
Resolution
The characteristics of greed, laziness, and lack of respect for others are commonly flaws that bring a character to ruin in this culture's trickster tales:
a) Norse
b) African
c) Native American
d) all of the above
d) all of the above - but most strongly in the Anansi stories
This usually important part of the exposition of a story is usually not important in trickster tales.
The Setting
"His bullets would never pierce the steel that covered the gray monster" is an example of
a metaphor
The island's name is an example of this literary technique where the author gives cluse about what will happen in the story
Foreshadowing
The dramatic turning point of the story where the action reaches its peak.
Climax
Prometheus' punishment for staling fire from the gods is:
To be chained to a rock for eternity while a giant eagle eats his liver everyday.
This rule typically applies to action in a trickster tale
The Rule of 3
The ruse employed by the sniper was:
He put his hat on his gun and poked it over the edge of the wall, when it was shot he pretended to be killed, then changed position.
Rainsford's statement "Who cares how the jaguar feels." is an example of this kind of irony:
Why?
Situational Irony - because he will soon be one of the hunted for whom he lacks sympathy
The part of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and plot
Exposition
“How Coyote Stole Fire” is really intended to do what 2 things:
Teach how to make fire and explain natural phenomena.
This term refers to when characters give human behavoirs to animals or objects.
Anthropomorphism
The author of "The Sniper" deliberately avoids giving the reader this part of a typical plot to heighten the emotional impact of the story -
Resolution
The "game" in the title "The Most Dangerous Game" refers to this:
That humans are the most dangerous animal to hunt.
This is an educated guess the reader makes to stay actively involved in reading.
Inference/prediction
Provide an example of the "Rule of 3" from our Loki trickster tale:
Each dwarf family makes 3 gifts
Each gift has 3 magical attributes
Loki bites 3 times
Loki has 3 strategies to avoid losing his head
3 judges