Terms
The sequence of events that occur through a work to produce a coherent narrative or story.
What is Plot
Better than the movie
What is The book
The primary character in a text, often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify.
What is Protagonist
A figure of speech that compares two people, objects, elements, or concepts using “like” or “as.”
What is Simile
A way of communicating information (in writing, images, or sound) that conveys an attitude.
What is Tone
The effect of Bilbo's ring on the wearer
What is makes them invisible
A character or characters in a text with whom the protagonist opposes.
What is Antagonist
a figure of speech that refers to one thing by another in order to identify similarities between the two
What is Metaphor
An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern. Broadly, representing one thing with another
What is symbolism
The name of the Inn at Bree
What is The Prancing Pony
The use of a person to represent a concept, quality, or object.
What is Personification
exaggerated language, description, or speech that is not meant to be taken literally, but is used for emphasis.
What is Hyperbole
a salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary work’s treatment of its subject-matter
What is Theme
The important character that the hobbits meet at the Inn
what is Aragorn
A protagonist of a story who embodies none of the qualities typically assigned to traditional heroes and heroines.
What is Anti-hero
A narrative work or writing style that mocks or mimics another genre or work.
What is Parody
A term used to describe an author’s use of vivid descriptions “that evoke sense-impressions by literal or figurative reference to perceptible or ‘concrete’ objects, scenes, actions, or states”
What is Imagery
the fiery mountain where the One Ring was forged
What is Orodruin
a resonant figure or mythic importance, whether a personality, place, or situation, found in diverse cultures and different historical periods
What is Archetype
When a text references, incorporates, or responds to an earlier piece
What is Allusion