Vocab
Pale or whitish
What is pallid?
provides information for figuring the meaning of an unfamiliar word
What is context?
Going back in time to develop the story
What is A Flashback
Refers to the time and location in which the story takes place and it plays an important role because it can affect characters, plot and tone.
What is Setting?
A person's attitude or opinion about someone or something.
What is perspective?
To trap or approach by surprise
What is waylay?
Identifying the big picture of the story
What is the Main Idea?
Introduces the plot
What is exposition?
events that occur in a narrative, including exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is Plot
Uses the familiar to explain the unfamiliar
What is an analogy?
Front part of the head; face
What is visage?
Understanding the story
What is comprehension?
The most intense part of the story
What is climax?
An over arching message or truth that is specific to a story.
What is a central idea?
This strategy gives insight into what the character is thinking.
What is exposition through thoughts?
Skilled in vivid or fluent expression
What is Eloquent?
Contains all essential points in the text and omits the opinions of the reader
What is Summary
is the rhythm of the story—how slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
What is pacing
intense dislike or ill feelings, such as one would hold toward an enemy
what is enmity
The battle between good and evil, the journey, and the initiation
What are three situational archetypes?
the fact of having a right to something
What is entitlement?
Character, situation, or symbol that commonly occurs in literature and represents universal patterns or characteristics
What is archetype?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
What are the five parts of a plot structure?
Implicit meaning is comprehensible even though it is not directly stated. Explicit meaning is clear and is expressed directly without vagueness.
What is the difference between implicit and explicit meanings?
Add a dark tone to writing in the Gothic story.
What is Setting