Genres/Topics
What point of view is a monologue typically delivered in?
First-person point of view
What common narrative structure divides a story into three distinct parts: a setup, a confrontation, and a resolution?
3-Act Structure
What literary device compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What is the term for the struggle or problem that the characters face in a story?
Conflict
A children's story about magical beings and lands
Fairy Tales
What specific type of narrative focuses on a single, often brief, moment or experience in a character's life?
Slice of Life
A character is torn between their desire to become a famous musician and their fear of performing in front of an audience. Identify the two primary types of conflict present in this scenario.
Internal Conflict/Self vs Self/Man vs Man
Self vs Society/Man vs Society
What literary device gives human qualities to inanimate objects or animals?
Personification
What is the term for the underlying message or idea explored in a story?
Theme/Moral
A short story with animals as characters used to convey a moral
Fable
What is the term for a narrative that blends fictional elements with real-world events or settings?
Historical Fiction/Faction/Realistic Fiction
What is the term for a crucial event or decision that significantly changes the course of the plot?
Turning Point/Crisis
What literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
Hyperbole
What is the term for words that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)?
Sensory Details/Imagery
Stories that have some elements of truth but have been embellished/lost over time
Legends
What genre of writing uses verse and rhythmic language to express emotions and ideas?
Spoken Word Poetry/Poetry
What narrative technique involves beginning a story in the middle of the action, often without an introduction or exposition?
In Media Res
What literary device creates a contrast between what appears to be true and what is actually true?
Irony
A narrative that explores a specific, often brief, moment or experience in the writer's life, often focusing on personal reflection and insight.
Personal Narrative/Memoir
A story that explores the possibilities of future technologies or scientific advancements, often dealing with themes of utopia or dystopia.
Science Fiction
What key difference distinguishes a dramatic monologue from spoken word poetry in terms of the speaker's intended audience?
Dramatic Monologue: Speaker addresses an implied listener within the scene
Spoken Word Poetry: Speaker addresses the actual audience present.
Name six distinct stages or steps commonly found in the Hero's Journey narrative structure.
Any six of the following: Ordinary World, Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, Tests/Allies/Enemies, Approach to the Inmost Cave, The Ordeal, Reward (Seizing the Sword), The Road Back, Resurrection, Return with the Elixir
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What literary device is used in the sentence above?
Alliteration
What is a misleading clue or piece of information that is intended to distract or divert attention from the real solution or truth in a mystery or detective story?
Red Herring
A story told in a lighthearted and humorous tone about a group of friends who get into a series of comical misadventures. What genre is this story most likely to be?
Comedy/Humorous Fiction