Fantasy Vocab Definitions
The main character that tries to do good.
What is protagonist?
Conflict
What is the story's problem?
Fantasy can be placed in _____ or imaginary settings.
What is real?
An evil power-thirsty lion, who kills his own brother to take over the throne.
Who is Scar?
This creature tends to be a white horse with a long horn.
What is a unicorn?
The type or category of fiction.
What is genre?
Theme
What is the life lesson/message learned in the story?
Often there are a supernatural/magical occurrences and characters who represent ___ and evil.
What is good?
A powerful, evil wizard who’s after a younger wizard named Harry.
Who is Lord Voldemort?
This large creature breathes fire.
What is a dragon?
Time, place and mood of the story.
What is setting?
Plot
What is the story structure/series of events in the story?
The villain will often win a battle by using a powerful ____, like a wand, a sword, or even his own mind.
What is magic
An evil woman who is keeping her daughter locked from the outside in a tall tower.
Who is Mother Gothel (Rapunzel's mother)?
This creature lives underwater and it does not have legs.
What is a mermaid?
A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.
What is solution/conflict?
Rising Action
What are the events, including the problem, that lead up to the climax of a story?
Sometimes there is a great battle in fantasy where the protagonist is nearly defeated by the ____, or villain.
What is antagonist?
A woman with green skin in a long black dress with a black pointed hat who’s the villain in The Wizard Of Oz.
Who is the Wicked Witch of the West?
This creature has wings and is very small. Been known to make people fly.
What is a fairy (Tinkerbell)?
The events that lead up to the climax of a story.
What is Rising Action?
Climax
What is the highest point of action or excitement of the story?
Authors write fantasy to ________ their readers, keeping the reader engaged in the story.
What is entertain?
A small king who wants Princess Fiona to join him in Duloc.
Who is Lord Farquaad (from Shrek)?
They are talking lions from a fantasy story called The Lion King. They are the protagonists and father/son.
Who are Simba and Mufasa?