Quick Vocab
What is the message the creator is trying to convey to the audience?
Theme
What type of fantasy is it when a fantasy world is entered
Portal
What did Edgar Allan Poe possibly have when he died?
Rabies
What type of humor makes fun of someone's own weaknesses?
Self-Deprecating
What is the unintentional use of an incorrect word in place of a similar-sounding correct term?
Malapropism
What do you call the problem a character faces in a story?
Conflict
What type of fantasy is it when the fictional world is seen as complete and the elements are not questioned?
Immersive
What was the name of Edgar Allan Poe's wife?
Virginia
What is the other word for physical comedy?
Stapstick
What is it called when you present things that are out of place or absurd in relation to their surroundings?
Incongruity
What do you call a real or imaged story in written form?
Narrative
What type of fantasy is it when the fantasy intrudes on reality?
Intrusion
Name the two sub-genres of horror we discussed
Psychological and Supernatural
What is it called when the writer says something that is the opposite of what we'd expect to hear?
Verbal Irony
What type of satire focuses on an individual character flaw?
Menippean
Complex Characters
Fantasy's roots are in ____ _________.
Oral traditions
The danger in horror is usually a metaphor for what?
Larger fears of society
What is it called when what happens is the opposite of what the audience would expect?
Situational Irony
What type of satire uses irony and sarcasm to expose politicians, governments, and organizations?
Juvenalian
What do you call a detailed breakdown of the parts of a text to better understand its meaning?
Analysis
Fantasy has narrative elements that don't rely on ________ or ________ to be understood because it isn't bound by the laws of reality
History or Nature
Supernatural horror is a version of _______________ _________.
Speculative Fiction
What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters don't know?
Dramatic Irony
What type of satire uses humor to address the human condition/behavior?
Horatian