Story Vocabulary
The beginning of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
Exposition
Who is God?
God is the creator of everyone and everything.
Name the literary device in this quote:
“His master's voice acted on Buck like an electrick shock."
Simile
The turning point or point greatest suspense or action in a story is called...
the climax
The turning point--the point of greatest suspense or action in a story
Climax
What is the chief end of man?
To glorify God and enjoy Him forever
Name the two basic character types in storytelling. What is the difference?
Static and Dynamic
Name the 5 types of plot conflict and identify two of them from Across Five Aprils or Little Women.
Man v Man, Man v Society, Man v Nature, Man v Self, Man v God
List the 3 Christian and the 4 Classical virtues
Faith, hope, & love.
Courage, Temperance(Self-Control), Justice, Wisdom
Name two prominent themes in Call of the Wild
Pride, Greed, Naturalism, survival of the fittest/law of club & fang
An implied or stated comparison when two unlike objects are compared without the use of like or as
metaphor
The portion of a story where the final outcome of the conflict is revealed
Resolution
What are the 9 fruits of the Spirit
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control
Literary technique in which animals, objects, or even abstract concepts are given human qualities and characteristics.
Anthropomorphism-- Personification
A character who does not change significantly throughout the story
Static character
Why do we read literature?
We read to know we are not alone. In reading we can connect our story with the story of others in “the Great Conversation” and ultimately to God’s Grand Story.
Name the literary device in this quotation:
"Look at dat Buck. Heem keel dat Spitz, heem t'ink to take de job"
Dialect- the unique way characters from a certain region speak
a firgure of speech in which a writer makes reference to a famous story, person, object, or event
Allusion
Explain the "parallelism" in Little Women.
Chapter titles make allusions to The Pilgrim's Progress. The girls are constantly remarking on their journeys and struggles with their different "flaws" and comparing them to the jouney of Christian.
Additionally, there is parallelism between the author's own life and the main protagonist, Jo.
What things does God call us to turn our minds towards?
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. -Philippians 4:8
placing two things side by side for comparison or contrast
Juxtaposition