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Dark Romance Lit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| visual representation of story structure elements (6) | plot chart (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) |
| the introduction of characters and the basic situtation (setting, background) | exposition |
| (either by location or intensity) the portion of a story that builds up to the climax, conflict increases | rising action |
| peak of action and conflict; highest point of tension | climax |
| the portion of the story where the conflict decreases | falling action |
| the outcome of the conflict, end of story | resolution |
| based on emotions/instincts; reaction to rationalism; intended to inspire, to make the viewer "emote," stressed the individual/the rights of the individual; stressed the imagination and the senses; looked to nature, idealized the past | dark romanticism (dark romantic literature) |
| a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to hihglight particular qualities of the other character | character foil |
| dynamic and static characters | static: no change; dynamic: changes |
| the central figure or main character in fiction vs. a character who opposes the protagonist | protagonist vs. antagonist |
| something that stands for something else; represents something beyond literal meaning (word, object, action, character, concept), that embodies and evokes a range of additional meaning/significance | symbols |
| models for which many characters are based (trickster, hero, madman) | character archetypes |
| what are the types of conflict? (6) | man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. unknown, man vs. machine |
| feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | mood |
| when/where the story occurs | setting |
| expectation that isn't met; the setup--what we think will happen; ex. | situational irony; we think a lottery is good and will end with something good, but it actually doesn't |
| saying something that you don't necessarily mean; ex. | verbal irony; david says "thanks for a wonderful evening" |
| unexpected turn/twist that we (reader) didn't see coming; ex. | dramatic fiction irony, no clue why children were collecting stones, then we find out later it was for stoning |
| the audience knows what's going to happen, but characters don't | dramatic theater irony |
| underlying message or central idea in literature | theme |
| allows conflict to happen | turning point |
| what causes the climax | conflict |
| ex . of a symbol of power | keys -- whoever has the keys to an apartment can come in whenever they want; they have control |
| 5 elements of a theme | must be transferable, complete sentence, not a cliche, no telling anyone what they should do, no 2nd person |
| a one word theme | topic |
Created by:
i.lundin
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