Terms
A Greek word for the main character we are rooting for.
Protagonist
This way of looking at the story comes in third person or first person.
Point of View.
(Will also accept Narrator)
James Bond: “Do you expect me to talk?” Goldfinger: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to ___.”
Die!
This character is the kidnapped baby's real mother.
Hand Maiden Yammet
The raising of expectations, doubts and questions in our minds that keep us reading.
Suspense!
A way of telling a story where the narrator can see into every mind.
Omniscient
“Most books aren't ____________ enough.”
Smelly
This character provides the family with comic relief.
Blake
The word for your perception of your own body.
Proprioception
The values or goals at issue in a story or scene, that make us care what happens.
Stakes
Mark Twain’s three rules of writing come down to one word: “________.”
Write!
This character brushes off her supposed “best friend.”
Kate
Joseph Campbell’s outline of the three parts of a quest narrative.
The Hero's Journey
The way an author controls the rate at which the readers gets new information and how the reader experiences the passage of time.
Pacing
Martha Graham told artists: “…As there is only one of _________ in all time,
this expression is unique.”
YOU!
This character is the reluctant spy’s evil boss.
Dr. Ax