Standard Bearer Academy

Deus ex machina Eucatastrophe Denouement Peripeteia

An angel A human convert A senior demon writing to a junior tempter God observing humanity

There is no difference A theme is longer than a moral A moral tells you what to do; a theme explores what is true about human experience A moral is for children; a theme is for adults

John Milton John Bunyan George Herbert William Blake

It should contain more explicit theology It tends toward sentimentality — sanitizing sin and cheapening grace It should avoid all depictions of suffering It should only be written by clergy

A narrator who uses 'I' and knows everything A narrator who follows only one character's thoughts A narrator who can move freely between all characters' thoughts and motivations A narrator who knows nothing about the characters

He ignored all objections completely He stated the strongest arguments against faith and answered them through characters and story rather than argument He had characters deliver theological lectures He avoided all mention of doubt or unbelief

Three chapters of equal length Three different narrators telling the same story Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution Introduction, Body, and Conclusion

The Bloomsbury Group The Inklings The Metaphysical Poets The Lake Poets

Have a character deliver a sermon about forgiveness Include a Bible verse about forgiveness at the beginning of each chapter Create a situation where forgiveness is needed and show characters choosing to forgive at great personal cost Write an essay about forgiveness in the novel's preface