Elements of FantasyReview and Quiz

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Animals

Setting

Magic

Great BattleGood VS Evil

Quest

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Fantasy includes one or more of the following:

• Animals that act like people (talk, walk, etc.)• Supernatural creatures (unicorn, dragon, etc.)

Animals

Elements

Good VS Evil

• Characters that are clearly defined as good or evil

• The main character is typically defined as the “good”

• The main character’s antagonist (rival) is generally recognized as “evil”

Elements

Setting

• The setting is not possible in the real world• It is a place that is imaginary, this imaginary

world could be linked to a more real world setting

Elements

Magic

Elements

• Characters in the book typically can perform some form of magic

• Magic might not yet be discovered by the main character in the beginning and the story is about him/her finding and uncovering it

Great Battle

Elements

• The climax of the book generally is a great battle

• When good and evil meet and fight it out

Quest

Elements

• The main character(s) usually goes on a journey

• The character faces struggles along the way• The quest can either be internal or external

Which of the following is not an example of an element of fantasy?

Which title is not an example of a fantasy?

Quiz

A mouse and cat have tea and crumpets.

Harry traveled through all of

Boldeen to free his father.

Panda bears live in China and eat

bamboo.

Freckle Juice The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s

Stone

Ingrid and Peter used the Spell of Enchantment to make the rocks move out of the way. This is an example of what element of fantasy?

In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is constantly having difficulties with the Wicked Witch of the West. This is an example of:

Quiz

Element of Fantasy

Good VS Evil Quest Setting

Which setting sounds most like a setting in a fantasy story?

Select a supernatural creature that you might find in a fantasy novel:

Quiz

A small town, nestled in a dark

forest during present day.

In a distant land, a castle guarded by a

troll.

A bus station in Oakland, CA.

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