Intro To Fic Midterm Cards

Front 1

*PLOT
- what is the basic narrative structure?
- what's the goal of the character's?

Back 1

- beginning, middle, & end.
- there is a "struggle towards the goal" after comes "outcome of struggle"

Front 2

*TRADITIONAL PARTS OF PLOT:
- expostion/intro
- rising action
- climax
- falling action
- conclusion/resolution

Back 2

- provides bckgnd info; sets stage for story.
- the events that complicate the situation; charac struggles
- turning point of the story; emotional highpoint
- moving towards a "possible" resolution of the conflict; things calm down.
- sequence of events comes to an end

Front 3

*CONFLICT
- name the two types of conflict.

Back 3

- internal = happens inside charac. EXAMPLE: decison making; man vs self
- external = outside character.

Front 4

*CHARACTER
- what is the first type of charc?
- what about the second type?

Back 4

- PROTAGONIST = main central charac; the one who struggles; focal character.
- ANATAGONIST = main character's opponent; what/who main char. "struggles" against.

Front 5

- GENERAL TYPES OF CHARACTER
*FLAT
*ROUND
*DYNAMIC
*STATIC

Back 5

*one demensional; no development; usually a minor char.
*fully developed; main char.
*char. with capacity to change/develop over course of story; usually as a result of story's event.
*Charc. that don't change; usually minor charac.

Front 6

CHARACTERIZATION
- name the seven types

Back 6

*actions = what they do?
*appearances = how they look
*interactions with others and groups
*editoral comments
*dialouge
*actions/ reactions/ thoughts
*names

Front 7

-SETTING
-NAME THE SIX OTHER POSSIBLE FUNCTIONS OF THE SETTING INCLUDING THE OTHER TYPE OF SETTING.

Back 7

-TIME AND LOCATION OF STORY; ORIENTATE READER AND PROVIDE PHYSICAL FRAMWRK.
- *BACKDROP FOR ACTION
*TELLS US ABOUT CHAR.; HOW DOES HE/SHE REACT TO ENVIRON?
*ANTAGONIST
*CREATE ATMOSPHERE OR MOOD (EX MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, ETC)
*MOTIVATE CHARACTERS TO REINFORCE THEME.
*POLITICAL SETTING = SOCIETAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL.

Front 8

-POINT OF VIEW
*WHAT DOES IT DO?
*1ST PERSON MAJOR
*BENEFITS OF 1ST PERSON MAJOR?
*DRAWBACK OF 1ST PERSON MAJOR?
*3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT?
*3RD PERSON LIMITED?
*OBJECTIVE/DRAMATIC POV?
*2ND PERSON?

Back 8

-NARRATIVE VOICE; REAL OR IMPLIED THAT TELLS STORY.
*HELPS DETERMINE THE DISTANCE B/T READER AND STORY.
*NARRATOR IS PARTICIPANT (USES "I")
*MORE SUBJECTIVE; CLOSER TO ACTION.
*COULD HAVE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE; OUTSIDE OF MAIN CHARACTER
*SEES INTO ALL HEADS; KNOWS EVERYTHING
*SEES INTO ONE HEAD; TIGHTER FOCUS/MORE LIMITED
*NO HEADS; CAMERA'S EYEVIEW; READERS LEFT TO OWN INTERPRETATIONS AND CREATES LOTS OF DISTANCE.
*USES "YOU"; THRUSTS THE ACTION ON THE READER; RARELY USED.

Front 9

-THEME
*WHAT ELSE DOES THE THEME DO? (THREE THINGS)

Back 9

-CENTRAL IDEA; STATEMENT ABOUT LIFE THAT UNIFIES AND CONTROLS STORY.
*STEMS OUT OF TEXT AS A WHOLE
*COULD BE HARD TO DETERMINE/ABSTRACT/LOTS OF INTERPRETATIONS
*THE MAIN POINT.

Front 10

-SYMBOLS
*NAME THE TWO TYPES AND EXPLAIN THEM.

Back 10

-PERSON, EVENT, OR THING THAT STANDS FOR OR REPRESENTS BY ASSOCIATION SOMETHING ELSE.
*1)TRADITIONAL = WIDELY RECOGNIZED/ALMOST UNIVERSAL/PROPERTY OF CULTURE, RELIGION, GROUP, ETC.
2)ORIGINAL = MEANING STEMS OUT OF CONTEXT OF THE TEXT ITSELF.

Front 11

-STYLE
*NAME THE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE UP STYLE.

Back 11

- THE WAY AUTHOR EXPRESSES HERSELF; WHAT CHARACTERIZES WRITING AS HERS/HIS
*1)TONE = EXPRESSION OF AUTHOR'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIS/HER SUBJECT MATTER.
2)DICTION = WORD CHOICE; TYPES OF WORDS.
3)SYNTAX = HOW WORDS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED; SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Front 12

-DRAMATIC IRONY

Back 12

-READERS ARE AWARE OF A DIFFERENT REALITY THAN THE CHARACTER'S PERCEIVE.

Front 13

-VERBAL IRONY

Back 13

-DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT A SPEAKER SAYS AND MEANS (SARCASM)

Front 14

-SITUATIONAL IRONY

Back 14

-AN EVENT TURNS OUT DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED

Front 15

-ALLUSION
*GIVE TWO TYPES OF ALLUSIONS
*WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN ALLUSION?

Back 15

-DIRECT OR INDIRECT REFERENCE TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF TEXT THAT READER SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH.
*1)TRADITIONALLY A LITERARY REFERENCE (BIBLE, MYTHOLOGY, POETRY)
2)POP CULTURE REFERENCES, HISTORICAL (MOVIES, TV, SONG LYRICS)
*IT BRINGS DEEPER MEANING TO TEXT; CLARIFIES THINGS.

Front 16

-ARCHETYPAL PATTERNS
*WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF PATTERNS?

Back 16

-BASIC RECURRENT PATTERNS OF PLOT, THEME, CHARACTER.
*1)EDUCATION PATTERN = INNOCENT OR NAIVE CHAR. THAT LEARNS SOMETHING AND IS ABLE TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE.
2)JOURNEY PATTERN = CHAR. STARTS OUT IN ONE PLACE AND WINDS UP IN ANOTHER PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL
3)REBIRTH = CHAR. LEAVES A "DEATHLIKE" SITUATION AND EXPERIENCES A "REBIRTH"
4)RITE OF PASSAGE/COMING OF AGE = CEREMONY THAT TAKES A CHAR. FROM ONE STAGE OF STATE OF BEING TO AND THERE
*UNKNOWN,THE TRIAL, AND THE GAINING OF KNOWLEDGE.