The Hero's Journey
Marks the moment when the protagonist is summoned to leave their ordinary world and enter the unknown.
What is the Call to Adventure?
Used to describe a character's traits, personality, appearance, or background in a straightforward manner.
What is Direct Characterization?
The central idea or message that a work explores, serving as the unifying element of a narrative.
What is theme?
Occurs when a conclusion about a group, trend, or idea is drawn from a small, unrepresentative sample of evidence.
What is Hasty Generalization?
Where a single word applies to two or more other words in a sentence, often in different senses or grammatically distinct ways.
What is Zeugma?
The first stage of the Hero's Journey, representing the hero's normal, familiar life before the adventure begins.
What is The Ordinary World?
A complex, multi-dimensional figure in literature who possesses complexity, and a fully developed personality.
What is round?
Where an object, action, or event represents a larger concept beyond its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
The conclusion is assumed in the premises, creating a loop where the argument supports itself without providing independent evidence.
What is a Circular Argument?
A part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa.
What is Synecdoche?
Represents the hero's final separation from their known world and self, marking the beginning of profound inner transformation.
What is Entering the Belly of the Whale?
A simple, two-dimensional character defined by a single trait or characteristic.
What is flat?
The author's attitude toward the subject, characters, or audience, which is usually conveyed through the choice of language.
What is tone?
Occurs when an argument is deemed true or valid solely because many people believe it.
What is Ad Populum?
Involves the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is Anaphora?
A stage in the Hero's Journey that represents a symbolic or literal death that marks the hero's transformation and transition into a new phase of existence.
What is Ritual Death/Dismemberment?
A character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is Character Foil?
A recurring element, such as an object or event, that appears throughout a narrative and carries symbolic significance.
What is a motif?
An argumentative strategy where a person attacks the individual making an argument, rather than addressing the argument itself.
What is Ad Hominem?
Involves the reversal of grammatical structure or ideas in a mirrored pattern, often creating a symmetrical effect in writing.
What is Chiasmus?
The stage in the hero’s journey where the hero achieves a state of transcendence, representing a higher state of consciousness or realization.
What is Apotheosis?
A characteristic, describing someone who does not undergo significant internal change throughout the story.
What is Static?
A literary element that refers to the deliberate choice and use of words by an author to convey meaning, tone, and style.
What is Diction?
An irrelevant topic introduced into an argument to divert attention away from the main issue.
What is a Red Herring?
Involves the deliberate avoidance of coordinating conjunctions, such as "and," "but," or "or", between words or clauses in a series.
What is Asyndeton?