Logic and rhetoric
A fallacy where irrelevant information is added to distract from the original main point.
What is a red herring.
A character that has depth and complex emotions.
What is a round character
A repeating image idea or symbol that helps develop a larger theme.
Motif
a pivotal moment where the hero makes final preparations and psychologically steels themselves for the central ordeal
Approach the inmost cave
a rhetorical device using the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines for emphasis, rhythm, and emotional impact
Anaphora
Fallacy where a small event would lead to a long chain of events with a big impact, without giving evidence for each step of the chain.
What is slippery slope
What is a static character
The overall feeling or ambiance an author creates.
Mood
The crucial first step
Call to adventure
a rhetorical device that juxtaposes contrasting ideas in a balanced, parallel structure for emphasis
Antithesis
Fallacy where if enough people believe it, then it must be true.
A character that doesn't have many complex traits and is simple.
What is a flat character.
Using objects, people or ideas to express a deeper meaning.
Symbolism
One of the final steps. Where the hero has to balance the new and old self
Master of two worlds
a literary device that omits conjunctions (like "and," "or," "but") between words, phrases, or clauses in a series to create a faster rhythm, add emphasis
Asyndeton
Fallacy where someone wrongly assumes one thing is caused by another because they happen in sequence or together.
What is false cause
A character that is complex and goes through change.
What is a Dynamic character
The authors attitude to a certain thing. Portrayed through word choice and descriptions.
Tone
a key narrative stage in the Hero's Journey, where the hero gets essential guidance, training, or tools from a wise figure
Meeting the mentor
a rhetorical device where concepts or words are repeated in reverse order in two parallel clauses, creating an "X" shape (A-B, B-A), to add emphasis, rhythm, and memorability
Chiasmus
Broad conclusion drawn from a insufficient or lacking evidence.
What is a hasty generalization.
What is indirect characterization.
Diction
the elevation of a person or thing to divine status, a glorified ideal, or the ultimate example/culmination of something
Apotheosis
a literary device where one word, often a verb or adjective, governs two or more other words in a sentence but applies to them in different senses, creating a surprising or witty effect by "yoking" unlike ideas
Zeugma