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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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Short story
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Short stories have One plot
One setting One theme Few main characters Can be read in one sitting |
Short stories have
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a person in a story, poem or play.
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Character
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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 story's events |
Types of Characters
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How the author develops the characters, especially the main character.
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Characterization
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Main character of the story that changes
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Protagonist
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A major character who opposes the protagonist
the antagonist does not change Types of antagonists: people nature Society |
Antagonist
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Undergoes a change
The change is not physical The change is emotional May be caused by physical May be caused by trauma |
Dynamic Character
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Does not undergo a change
Remains the same emotionally throughout the selection |
Static Character
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A struggle between two opposing forces
Types Internal – takes place in a character’s own mind Man vs. Him(Her)self External – a character struggles against an outside force Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. technology, progress Man vs. Society Man vs. Supernatural |
Conflict
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Series of related events that make up a story.
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Plot
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Section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts.
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Exposition
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The time and place of the story’s action
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Setting
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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 |
Rising Action
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The turning point in the story: the high point of interest and suspense
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Climax
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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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Falling Action
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The end of the central conflict: it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends
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Resolution
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Vantage point from which the writer tells the story.
First person- One of the characters is actually telling the story using the pronoun “I” Third person- Centers on one character’s thoughts and actions. Omniscient- All knowing narrator. Can center on the thoughts any actions of any and all characters. |
Point of View
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The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
The “main idea” of the story |
Theme
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Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come
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Foreshadowing
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An object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more than itself.
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Symbol
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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. |
Figurative Language
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A contrast between expectation and reality
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Irony
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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. |
Types of Irony
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Reference to a statement, person, a place, or events from:
Literature History Religion Mythology Politics Sports |
Allusion
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Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.
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Suspense
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Language that appeals to the senses.
Touch Taste Sight Sound Smell |
Imagery
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