Elements of Fiction
This type of excessive pride leads to a downfall.
What is hubris?
She led wives to go on strike against their husbands.
Who is Lysistrata?
Pennywise lurks in this dismal town which is also the setting of a new HBO show.
What is Derry?
He wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"
Who is Oscar Wilde?
He wrote many stories with surprise twists, including "The Gift of the Magi."
Who is O. Henry?
The highest point of tension in a story.
What is the climax?
He wrote both "Antigone" and "Oedipus the King."
Who is Sophocles?
Most of Stephen King's tales take place in this state.
What is Maine?
This is the first and last name of Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"
Who is Torvald Helmer?
He's the creepy antagonist from "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Who is Arnold Friend?
This is what starts the conflict and gets the protagonists out of their comfort zone.
What is the Inciting Incident?
Another name for an actor -- in honor of the "first" playwright of Greece.
What is a thespian?
"One for the Road" is a short-story sequel to this novel about a vampire infested town.
What is Salem's Lot?
This type of play featured damsels in distress, over-the-top acting, and background music.
What is melodrama?
Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" is set on this rainy planet (which isn't rainy in real life, by the way!).
What is Venus?
When the reader knows more about the situation than the characters.
Dramatic Irony
This king eventually regretted his decision to imprison his rival Antigone.
Who is Creon?
"The Dune" is set in this southern state.
What is Florida?
The name of Algenon's imaginary invalid friend.
Who is Bunbury?
"My Life with the Wave" and "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" are examples of this enchanting yet strange genre.
What is Magic Realism?
A French word meaning the resolution or the "outcome" of a story.
What is denouement?
In Medea, the gods intervene at the end of the play -- which is an example of this greek term.
What is Deus Ex Machina?
This fictional town is the setting of CUJO, THE DARK HALF, THE DEAD ZONE, and NEEDFUL THINGS... just to name a few!
What is Castle Rock?
This Irish dramatist wrote over a hundred plays, the most famous of which "Pygmalion" was adapted into the musical "My Fair Lady."
Who is George Bernard Shaw?
She is the author of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas."
Who is Ursula K. LeGuin?