Stories passed down for generations
Original stories usually passed down orally
Myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes
What is Traditional Literature
100
The hero lives in a non-adventurous world.
It is boring to the hero , who dreams of adventure
What is the Ordinary World
100
The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs.
What is the Setting
100
A story told in dialogue by performers in front of an audience
What is Drama (play)
100
A type of metaphor in which non-human things are given human traits
What is Personification
200
Involves something unknown
Centered on a person investigating a wrong doing
What is Mystery
200
Sometimes the Hero is reluctant to go on the quest
The hero cites his or her own weaknesses or fear as a reason to avoid the quest.
What is Refusal of the Call
200
The author's arrangement of events and incident in a story
What is Plot
200
Units of action in a drama or play
What is Acts
200
words which imitate the sound they refer to
What is Onomotopoeia
300
Contains unrealistic or unwordly events
Characters may have magical powers
Theme is often focused on good versus evil
What is Fantasy
300
The protagonist of the story.
Usually brave, honorable, self-sacrificing.
What is the Hero
300
The central meaning or main idea of the story. It presents a unifying point around which the plot, characters, setting, point of view are organized. Perception about life or human nature
What is Theme
300
A conversation between or among characters
What is Dialogue
300
A comparison of 2 unlike things.
What is Metaphor
400
Takes place in the past
Plot contains historical events
Characters may be historical figures
What is Historical Fiction
400
Uses humor to aid or test the hero
Provides comedy relief
Cuts the hero's ego down to size
What is the Trickster
400
The five elements of a short story, listed in order
What is 1. Exposition, 2. Rising Action, 3. Climax, 4. Falling Action, 5. Resolution
400
Sets of bracketted [ ] information that describe the scenery, and how the characters should move and speak
What is Stage Direction
400
The repetition of words at the beginning of clauses whose purpose is to add emphasis / meaning or build to a climax
What is anaphora
500
Shortened form of writing
Contains figurative language
May follow a form/structure but does not have to
What is Poetry
500
Although the Shadow is defeated, the Hero must return home.
Sometimes the ______ presents the Hero with minor challenges.
The Hero is stronger and overcomes the challenges easy
What is the Road Back
500
Usually portrayed as the "bad guy"
What is the Antagonist
500
Distinguishing feature is that the events lead to the downfall of the main character
What is a Tragedy
500
A statement which seems to oppose or contradict itself, yet actually reveals some truth