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32 Cards in this Set
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Non-fiction |
Factual writing |
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Fiction |
Writing an author create with his imagination |
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Short story |
A brief fictional narrative that is written in prose(opposite of poetry) |
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Function of short story |
Produce enjoyments and aid in understanding |
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Two common types |
One starts with opening situation and other is slice of life |
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Opening situation |
Set the circumstances |
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Setting |
Time place and tone |
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Characters |
Protagonist and antagonist |
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Flashback |
Interruption by telling earlier episodes |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints to something |
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Exciting force |
A specific incident that breaks the situation |
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Rising action |
Conflicts increase, heart of the story |
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Climax |
Specific incident which is the high point or interest |
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Falling action or denouement |
Outcome or solution |
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Slice of life |
Picks up a few characters in the n a situation, tells a little bit and stops |
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Plot |
What happens in the story |
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Character |
Someone the author makes up |
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Protagonist |
Good guy main character |
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Antagonist |
Bad force on the protagonist Man v man Man v society Man v nature Man v himself |
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Foil |
Minor character whose traits are in direct contrast to those of the principal character |
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Stereotype |
Character that posses expected traits of a group |
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Direct presentation |
Author tells us straight up what the character is like |
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Indirect presentation |
Author shows character in action and we draw conclusions |
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Static character |
No basic character change in story |
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Dynamic character |
Experience a basic character change |
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Setting |
Background info: when where and who |
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First person |
Uses I |
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Limited omniscient |
We are told all thoughts and feelings of one character |
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Omniscient |
We know everything about everyone |
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Dramatic |
Only know what happens and we have to make inferences from info given to us |
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Conflict |
Struggle between two forces |
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Theme |
Controlling idea or central insight of a story the message basically |
