Relate Gate
A reference to something else, when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work.
What is an Allusion?
1890s London in The Prestige
What is Setting?
Borden knot leads to Angier's wife's death, then Angier (unhappy with Borden's answer) shoots off his fingers, then Borden sabotage's Angier's new trick...
What is Plot?
The writer uses "you" to put the reader in the hot seat
What is 2nd Person Point of View?
The central topic, subject or message
What is Theme?
An extended metaphor or a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
What is an Allegory?
Takes place at the end of a story and answers questions the reader may have.
What is Denouement?
Borden and Angier, The Misfit and grace
What is Conflict?
Narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is 3rd Person Limited?
In Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities? "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…"
What is Juxtaposition?
When an item or image represents ideas or qualities.
What is Symbolism?
When R2-D2 crash lands on Tatooine on his "mission" for the captured Princess Leia and C-3PO is purchased by Uncle Ben
What is an Inciting Incident?
The main character
What is Protagonist?
The narrator in H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon
What is Unreliable Narrator?
What the work "says" about a subject
What is Thematic Statement?
"Lightning danced across the sky..."
What is Personification?
What is a Character Arc?
After the climax
What is Falling Action?
The narrator speaks with the voice of the author themselves, knowing everything.
What is 3rd Person Omniscient?
What readers "think the work is about"
What is Thematic Concept?
Character intended as a thematic opposite of the main character, revealing their qualities?
What is a Foil?
When background information is given within a story, Everett and Fay talking together while going to work.
What is Exposition?
The story starts with no preamble
What is In Medias Res?
The narrator simply describes what is happening to the characters
What is 3rd Person Objective?
"It's like ten thousand spoons and all you need is a knife" - Alanis Morrissette
What is Dramatic Irony?