Literary Terms 1
a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common across cultures
What is an Archetype?
The beginning of the story. Introduces the setting and characters.
What is Exposition?
the hero experiences support (physical and/or mental) from a friend, family member, mentor, etc.
What is the Experience with Unconditional Love?
The hero leaves home to venture into the unknown on some sort of quest. The first stage of the hero's journey.
What is The Departure?
the perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View?
The struggle between two opposing forces
What is Conflict?
most intense or exciting part of the story and is also the turning point. (OMG moment)
What is Climax?
a series of tests, tasks, or challenges that the hero must undergo as part of the hero's transformation. Often the hero fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.
What are the Road of Trials?
With the help of a friend, the hero returns home successfully. The 3rd stage of the Hero's Journey
What is The Return?
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
What is Tone?
The underlying message of a story; the lesson learned
What is Theme?
conflict begins to settle in a story
What is Falling Action?
The hero must figure out how to take the wisdom he has learned from the journey and share it with the world
What is Crossing/Return Threshold?
The hero faces a series of problems as he enters the new world. The second stage of the Hero's Journey.
What is the Initiation?
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
What is Mood?
Campbell used this number of stages to tell the Hero's journey
What is 3?
events build in a story, conflict becomes increasingly intense
What is Rising Action?
What step is it where the hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.
What is the Beginning of Adventure?
What is the title of the book that was written by Joseph Campbell?
What is The Hero with a Thousand Faces?
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
What is Imagery?
This man studied myths from all over the world.
Who is Joseph Campbell?
The conflict is resolved.
What is Resolution?
The hero needs help entering back into ordinary life, and so someone helps him/her.
What is Rescue from Without?
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
What is an Epic poem?
A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.
What is Allegory?