The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.
What is exposition?
100
A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change.
What is a flat character?
100
Using a word or object that stands for another word or object. The object or word can be seen with the eye or not visible. For example a dove stands for Peace.
What is symbolism?
100
The part of the journey when the hero has to leave the known/ordinary world for the unknown world.
What is Crossing the Threshold?
100
A person that guides the hero to become the hero.
What is Mentor?
200
The Part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.
What is resolution?
200
A well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. This kind of characters changes in some way over the course of a story.
What is round character?
200
A literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. Many times it is the exact opposite of what it appears to be. Its two most common kinds are: verbal and dramatic.
What is irony?
200
The part of the hero's journey when the future hero refuses to heed the call of duty or obligation. Fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, other reasons work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances.
What is Refusal of the Call?
200
A character that issue challenges and announce the coming of significant change. He/She often appears at the beginning of the Journey to announce a Call to Adventure.
What is Herald?
300
The part of the plot where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed
What is rising action?
300
The main character or lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem. It may also be referred to as the "hero" of a work.
What is protagonist?
300
A reference in a literary work to a well-known person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. This literary technique helps the reader to understand a difficult concept by relating it to an already familiar character, story, place, or thing.
What is allusion?
300
The part of the hero's life in which he/she realizes that something is wrong, and everything is going to change. Sometimes it is a sign that shows him/her that going out on a journey and doing a required task is necessary.
What is The Call to Adventure?
300
Might be an external one, such as an evil person or force. It might also be an internal one such as the dark side of the hero- the unexpressed, hidden or suppressed side of his/her nature.
What is Shadow?
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
What is falling action?
400
A character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Events in the story do not alter this character's outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc.
What is a static character?
400
A narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events, in order to provide background for the current narration. By giving material that occurred prior to the present event, the writer provides the reader with insight into a character's motivation and or background to a conflict.
What is flashback?
400
The hero returns from the journey with a treasure (or knowledge or love) and uses it to help those in the Ordinary World.
What is Return with Elixir?
400
Stands in the way at important turning points. His/Her job is to ensure the hero is worthy of passing the threshold, and thus he/she acts as part of the tests the hero must face in the journey.
What is Threshold Guardian?
500
The part of the plot where the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story happen.
What is climax?
500
A character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works again the main character, or protagonist, in some way.
What is antagonist?
500
A figure of speech where animals, ideas or inorganic objects are given human characteristics. One example, “The wind stood up and gave a shout."
What is personification?
500
The hero faces the biggest life or death crisis.
What is The Supreme Ordeal?
500
His/Her loyalty is uncertain. He/She misleads the hero by hiding a his/her intentions and loyalties.