Literary Terms
A pattern of plot or character.
Archetype
A story in which a flawed hero or hero's suffer and then die as a result of their own actions and the actions of others, causing disruption in the greater good.
Tragedy
Characters who rush into making decisions too quickly, risk the negative consequences of their decisions.
Dangers of Haste
What has 10 syllables per line?
Iambic Pentameter
A rebel is someone who resists or rises against any authority or tradition. A rebel purposely breaks the rules in order to create positive change in their society.
Rebellion
To recover from or adjust easily to misfortune, shock or sudden change.
Resilience
What is the genre? (ex. hateful, happy, love)
About Love
A long speech delivered by one character talking to him/herself or, rarely, directly to the audience. It reveals the character's honest, innermost thoughts.
Soliloguy
While two children of enemy families fall in love, the hate between their families is contrasted with their love for each other.
Love and Hate Intertwine
An imaginary place in which everything is as bad as possible and people live wretched, dehumanized, fearful live and it is often post-apocalyptic.
Dystopia
How many lines long is it?
14 lines long
Stories trace how a young person gains greater maturity and deeper understanding of the world around them as a result of enduring conflict and overcoming obstacles that challenge his/her way of thinking.
Coming of Age
What type of scheme?
Rigid Rhyme Scheme
Suggests that influences beyond their control bring them together and then lead to their deaths. They are the original “star-crossed” lovers, brought together by circumstance.
Suggests that the outcomes of their lives are due to their own choices which they make freely.
Fate vs Free Will
Two successive lines of poetry that are similar in both metre and rhyme.
Rhyming Couplet