| A | B |
| Myth-1 ED | education, especially in values |
| Myth- 1 EM | Embodiment of basic human emotions & experience |
| Myth - 3 EN | 1)Enforcement of social order; 2) Entertainment, particularly through sex, violence and special effects; 3)Encouragement and inspiration |
| Myth - 3 EX | 1)Explanantion of natural or social phenomenon; 2)Expression of religious belief; 3)Exaggeration of real people and events |
| Hero vs Villain | Explain example |
| Special Powers | Explain example |
| mysterious origin | explain example |
| impossible task | explain example |
| incredible journey | explain example |
| fabulous place | explain example |
| initiation into manhood | explain example |
| unavoidable fate | explain example |
| dream come true | explain example |
| cursed blessing | explain example |
| lesson learned | explain example |
| exposition | background information necessary to understanding a story or the revelaing of such information |
| conflict | the struggle between 2 opposing forces |
| rising action | the intensification of the conflict usually in a gradual, step by step way |
| complications | twists,turns and new facotrs that affect the balance of the conflict |
| climax | the point of highest intensity in the conflict, atruning point after which the tension lessens |
| falling action | the lessoning of the tension and conflict after the climax |
| resolution, denouement | the last part of the falling action during which issues are resolved, loose ends are tied together and unusual events are explained |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues about what will happend later in the story |
| dramatic irony | a situation in which the reader/audience knows that circumstances are the opposite of what one or more of the characters think they are |
| verbal irony | the technique of saying one thing and meaning another |
| Zirmean irony | Jewel |
| sarcasm | heavy handed verbal irony with malicious intent |