Plot & Story
What is a theme?
It's the main point the author is trying to get across, the message. It can be on an abstract level.
What is a narrator?
The person who tells the story.
Who is the protagonist in Spider-Man?
Spider-Man (or Peter Parker)
What is a symbol?
An object that represents something else.
When does the climax usually occur?
Near the end, where the highest point of conflict is occurring.
What's a first-person narrator?
A narrator who tells the story from their own perspective.
What is a antagonist?
Characters, or forces against the protagonist.
(The bad guys)
What are universal symbols?
Symbols recognized throughout different cultures & time.
What is the rising action important for?
To build suspense and tension.
What is a first-person participant?
A narrator who is in the midst of action.
What is a static character?
A character that goes under little to no inner change or development.
Conventional symbols are the opposite of ______ symbols.
Universal symbols
What is a motif?
Image, object, character, situation, theme, or even a word that the writer uses repeatedly throughout a work.
What type of narrator tells the story from the periphery of the action? Ex: "I saw"
First-Person Observer
What is a key characteristic of a dynamic character?
A character that undergoes many significant internal changes.
What is a literary symbol?
A symbol that only has a certain meaning within the story. It does not apply anywhere else.
What is the denouement of a story?
The resolution, or where all plots and endpoints are tied up.
What can an omniscient narrator do?
Eavesdrop on the minds of characters.
What is a sympathetic character?
A character you feel empathy towards or relate to.
What is allegory?
Characters, events, or settings represent other abstract ideas.