Greek + Latin Roots
Water
What is aqua/hydra?
The problems or struggle in the story
What is conflict?
The ghost soldier who lost his head to a cannonball. He rides on his black horse searching for his lost head.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
Time and place in which a story takes place
What is setting?
Three
What is tri?
Death
What is mort?
Events that build to the climax
What is rising action?
A nervous schoolmaster from Connecticut who comes to Sleepy Hollow and tries to marry Katrina Van Tassel for her wealth.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
The main message or main idea of the story
What is theme?
What is cent?
To break
What is rupt?
The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events in a story
What is plot?
The beautiful and flirtatious daughter of a rich local.
Who is Katrina Van Tassel?
The most suspense and action in the story.
What is climax?
Good
What is bene?
Not, none
What is un?
Occurs after the climax and falling action to tie up loose ends and resolve conflicts
What is resolution?
A local prankster who is Ichabod's primary rival for Katrina's hand in marriage.
Who is Brom Bones?
The conflict begins to unravel and usually the last moment of suspense
What is falling action?
This literary device occurs when an author drops subtle hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
To cut
What is sect/sec?
The introduction of the setting, characters, and conflict
What is exposition?
Leaves Sleepy Hollow and becomes a lawyer and politician. (THIS IS EXTRA INFORMATION THAT WILL NOT BE ON THE TEST)
Who is Ichabod Crane?
List the parts of a plot diagram
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
A contrast or gap between expectation and reality
What is irony?