Story Terms
The series of events that make up a story
Plot
The turning point of the story
Climax
Miranda's mom wins this game show
$20,000 Pyramid
The main Greek god in the Prometheus myth
Zeus
The object the Titanic struck which caused it to sink
Iceburg
The start of the story
Exposition
How the central conflict is settled
Resolution
WYRM takes place in this city
NYC
What Prometheus compares man's happiness to
Beasts
The year the Titanic sank
1912
The struggle that drives the plot
Conflict
The ending of the story
Conclusion
Is the Laughing Man in the future
Marcus
What man thinks of fire when they first see it
Dangerous/scary
The day and month the Titanic sank
April 15
This happens inside the main character's mind or heart
Internal conflict
The central message or lesson in a story
Theme
Fiction signpost when a character says or does something that is the opposite of what they've been saying all along
Contrasts & Contradictions
What Zeus thinks man will do after Prometheus gives them fire
Destroy themselves
Where the Titanic was going
NYC
This happens to the main character, outside of their mind/heart
External conflict
A category of literature defined by its style or subject matter
Genre
Fiction signpost when you're reading and suddenly a character realizes something
AHA Moment
The creature that tortures Prometheus for centuries
Vultures
The name of the ship that aided the Titanic
RMS Carpathia