Literary Terms
The five part dramatic structure that goes from the introduction into the rise, to the climax, falling action, and finally the resolution.
/What is Freytag's Pyramid
Into the middle of things
What is in media res?
Laertes came up with this plan to kill Hamlet
What is poison?
A story within a story, within sometimes yet another story
What is a frame narrative?
The type of aquatic animal that has no brain or heart
What is a jellyfish?
The purpose of literature
What is didactic or to teach?
An appeal made by a poet for help in composing the poem
What is invocation of the muse?
The theme / purpose of To Be or Not To Be
What is life and death: "To be or not to be" means "To live or not to live" (or "To live or to die")?
that in comparison with which everything else is small
What is the sublime?
The member of One Direction who left the band to become a solo artist
Who is Zayn Malik?
An object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings?
What is a literary symbol?
The (qualities of an) epic hero
What is the main character of an epic poem that tells the story of a grand quest in which they use their extraordinary or superhuman abilities to achieve great things
A character speaks their thoughts aloud (usually alone) on stage
What is a solilquy?
The characteristics of a gothic
What are intense emotion, extreme pleasure/horror, dark settings (gloomy), supernatural omens?
The film where the phrase “I see dead people” comes from
What is The Shining?
The five types of conflict in literature
What is...
1. Man vs. Self
2. Man vs. Man / Society
3. Man vs. Nature
4. Man vs. Supernatural
5. Man vs. God
Odysseus's character traits
What are intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility?
This body part was poisoned and the reason for the death of Old Hamlet.
He is credited with the creation of humanity from clay, and of defying the gods by stealing fire and giving it to mankind
Who is Prometheus?
“A Song of Ice and Fire” is the novel of this popular TV series is based off of
What is Game of Thrones?
The two types of character development.
A detailed, often complex poetic comparison (see simile) that unfolds over the course of several lines
The genres of drama
What are masques, history, comedy and tragedy?
the idea that scientists could use electricity to stimulate or restart life
What is galvanism?
A more recent Disney princess who was originally intended to be a villain
Who is Elsa?