Story Parts
All of the events that make up the story.
What is the plot?
Luke Skywalker is this type of character.
What is the protagonist or epic hero?
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
What is the exposition in Star Wars films?
Repeating a word or phrase to emphasize a point.
What is repetition?
Using pronouns such as "I, me, my, we , our."
What is first person narrative voice?
The time, place, and social circumstances.
What is the setting?
Ivan Drago is this type.
What is the antagonist?
A boxing match between an Italian American nobody and the heavyweight champion of the world goes 15 rounds.
What is the climax in Rocky?
Vivid descriptions.
What is imagery?
Most often found in instruction manuals and text messages, but rarely in narratives.
What is second person narrative voice?
A recurrent pattern in literature, art, or mythology.
What is archetype?
Hamlet, Batman, and Anakin Skywalker (pre-Vader) are examples of this type of hero.
What is a tragic hero?
Frodo and his buddies slowly make their way from the shire to Mordor.
What is the rising action in Lord of the Rings?
The author's message.
What is theme?
Using pronouns such as "he, she, they, his, her or Aaron and Dylan."
What is third person narration?
Man v. Man, Man v. Nature, and Man v. Society are types of this.
What is external conflict?
The words the characters say are called this.
What is dialogue?
They got the ball back, but it was all chewed up, so Old Man Myrtle, who turns out to be a former big league ball player, gives them a new ball with all of the '27 Yankees' signatures on it.
What is the resolution of The Sandlot?
It cannot be described with only one word.
What is theme?
In Back to the Future, this role is fulfilled by Doc Brown.
What is assistance or mentor?
The only type of internal conflict.
What is man v. self?
The character who helps the protagonist along the journey.
What is assistance or mentor?
Ignacio needs to make money to buy better food for the orphans.
What is the conflict in Nacho Libre?
Captain Jack Sparrow and Deadpool are examples of this.
What are anti-heroes?
It's the Latin term used to describe the world as it is at the beginning and end of the hero's journey.
What is status quo?