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34 Cards in this Set
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What is a short story?
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A short story is: a brief work of fiction, where usually, the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story.
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What does a short story have?
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A short story has:
- one plot - one setting - one theme - few main characters - can be read in one sitting |
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What is a character?
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Character: A person in a poem, story, or play
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What are the types of characters?
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Types of characters:
-round- fully developed, has many different character traits -flat- stereotyped, one-dimensional, few traits -static- does not change -dynamic- changes as a result of the stories events |
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What is characterization?
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Characterization: how the author develops the characters, especially the man character.
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What is characterization done through?
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Characterization is done through:
-what the character does or says -what others say of and to the character -what others think of the character -author's word choice in descriptive passages |
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What is direct characterization?
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Direct characterization is:
-the author states directly what the character's personality is like. Example: cruel, kind |
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What is indirect characterization?
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Indirect characterization is:
-showing a character's personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other character's observations or reactions |
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What is a protagonist?
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A protagonist is: the main character of the story that changes
-(death is NOT a change) -the most important character -changes and grows because of experiences in the story |
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What is an antagonist?
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An antagonist is: a major character who opposes the protagonist
- the antagonist does NOT change |
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What are the types of antagonists?
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Types of antagonists are:
-people -nature -society |
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What is a dynamic character?
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A dynamic character is: a character that undergoes a change
-the change is not physical -the change is emotional >may be caused by physical >may be caused by trauma |
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What is a static character?
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A static character is: a character that
-does NOT undergo a change -remains the same emotionally throughout the selection |
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What is conflict?
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Conflict is: a struggle between two opposing forcess
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What are the types of conflict?
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Types of conflict are:
-internal- takes place in a character's own mind >man vs. him/herself -external- a character struggles against an outside force >man vs. man >man vs. nature >man vs. technology, progress >man vs. society >man vs. supernatural |
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What is the plot?
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The plot is: series of related events that make up a story
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What is exposition?
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Exposition is: a section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts
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What is the setting?
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The setting is: the time and place of the story's action
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What is rising action?
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Rising action:
-consists of a series of complications -these occur when the main characters take action to resolve their problems and are met with further problems: >fear >hostility >threatening situation |
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What is the climax?
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The climax is: the turning point in the story: the high point of interest and suspense
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What is falling action?
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Falling action is: all events following the climax or turning point in the story. These events are a result of the action taken at the climax
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What is resolution?
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Resolution is:
-(denoument) -the end of the central conflict: it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends. |
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What is the point of view?
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The point of view is: the vantage point from which the writer tells the story
-first person- one of the characters is usually telling the story using the pronoun "I" -third person- centers on ONE person's thoughts and actions -omniscient- all knowing narrator. can center on the thoughts and actions of any and all characters |
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What is the theme?
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The theme is:
-the central message or insight into life revealed through literary work -the "main idea" of the story |
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What is a flashback?
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A flashback is: when the present scene in the story is interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in an earlier time
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What is foreshadowing?
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Foreshadowing is: clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come
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What is a symbol?
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A symbol is: an object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more than itself
-example: Scales function is to weigh things, but they are also a symbol of our justice system |
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What is figurative language?
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Figurative language: involves some imaginative comparison between two unlike things
-simile- comparing two unlike things using like or as >"I wandered lonely as a cloud" -metaphor- comparing two unlike things (not using like or as) >life is a roller coaster, it has lots of ups and downs |
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What is personification?
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Personification is: giving human qualities to non-human things
-"The wind howled" |
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What is irony?
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Irony is: a contrast between expectation and reality
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What are the types of irony?
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The types of irony are:
-verbal irony- saying one thing but meaning something completely different >calling a clumsy basketball player "Michael Jordan" -situational irony- a contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does happen -dramatic irony- occurs when the reader knows something important that the characters in the story do not know |
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What is allusion?
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Allusion is: reference to a statement, person, a place, or events from:
-literature -history -religion -mythology -politics -sports |
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What is suspense?
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Suspense is: uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
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What is imagery?
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Imagery is: language that appeals to the senses
-touch -taste -sight example: creating a picture in the reader's mind through description -sound -smell |
