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25 Cards in this Set
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Short story
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-An imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight.
-Designed to produce a single impression or effect -Short enough to be read in one sitting |
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Plot
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-Arrangement of events in a story or play
-The sequence or related actions |
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Theme
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-The central idea which gives the story meaning
-Interpretations of the plot and characters in the story in which we can learn some truth of human experience |
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Setting
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-Physical background where the story takes place
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Tone/Mood
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-The manner in which the writer deals with his subject
-The general effect it is meant to have on its audience |
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Characters
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-The imaginary person who carry out the action of the plot
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Static Character
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-A character who remains the same throughout the story
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Dynamic character
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-A character who undergoes some sort of change through the story
-Is different at the end of the story |
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Direct Exposition
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-Method of characterization
-Author tells reader directly what the character is like |
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Indirect Revelation
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-Method of characterization
-Author allows reader to come to own conclusions from what the character thinks and what other characters think about him |
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Point of view
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-The perspective in which the story is told
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Limited point of view
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-Author tells the story from the perspective of one character
-First of third person |
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Objective Point of View
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-The author presents the character in action with no comment
-Allows reader to come to own conclusion about them |
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Omniscient Point of View
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-All knowing narrator
-Comments freely on actions and characters -Knows what all characters feel and think |
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Ballad
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-Short narrative song written in stanzas
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Folk Ballad
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-Earliest type of ballad
-Anonymous -Originally sung |
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Literally ballad
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-Consciously written by a poet
- Imitation of a folk ballad |
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Stanza
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-A group of lines usually containing the same meter and rhyme scheme
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Dialogue
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-Conversation between 2 or more characters
-All the speeches of the play taken collectively |
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Protagonist
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-Main character
-Usually in conflict with antagonist or an opponent |
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Antagonist
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-An opposing character or rival to the protagonist in story
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Conflict
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-Struggle between opposing forces
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External conflict
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-Conflict caused by outside factors
ie: inanimate force, other people |
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Internal conflict
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-Struggle within the mind, will or emotions of the character
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Suspence
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-Feeling the uncertainty regarding the outcome of the story
-Designed to keep the reader's interest |
