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Short Story | a piece of prose fiction that can be read at a shorter period of time. |
Plot | series of events that make up a story. |
exposition | section that introduces characters, setting, conflicts. |
what does a plot diagram look like? what are the parts to a plot diagram? | 1. exposition 2. rising action 3. climax 4. falling action 5.resolution |
rising action | consists of series of complications. |
climax | turning point in the story; high point of interest and suspense. |
falling action | events lead to resolution; suspense decreases. |
denouement | resolution; end of conflict. |
atmosphere | mood created by setting; story's plot, emotions. |
Character | people who participate in the events of the story. |
what are the different types of characters? | 1. flat character 2. round character 3. static character 4. dynamic character |
round character | fully developed; has many different character traits. |
flat character | stereotyped, few traits, one dimensional |
static charcter | does not change |
dynamic character | changes as a result of the story's events |
what is the difference between major and minor characters? | -major: an important figure at the center of the story's action/theme. -minor: main purpose is to support or develop main characters. |
characterization | the means by which writers present and reveal characters. |
protagonist | -most important character that changes (death is not) because of the experiences in the story. |
antagonist | -major character that opposes the protagonist -does not always have to be a person; nature, society -does not change |
Conflit | the struggles of a tension |
what are the 2 types of conflicts? | 1. internal; takes place in character's mind. 2. external; character struggles against an outside force. |
theme | the central message or insight into life revealed through literary work (main idea) |
setting | establishes when and where the story take place |
point of view | author's decision about who is to tell the story and how. |
what are the different types of point of views? | 1. first person; narrator is the main character. 2. third person; an observer, not in the story 3. omniscient; god, knowing all, describes feelings and emotions. 4. limited; knows thoughts and feelings of ONLY ONE character |
flashback | the present scene in the story interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in earlier time. |
foreshadowing | clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come. |
symbol | an object, person, event that functions as itself but also stands for something more than itself. |
figurative language | involves some imaginative comparison between two unlike things. |
what are the 3 examples of figurative language and what are they? | 1. simile; comparing using "LIKE" or "AS" ex; I wandered lonely as a cloud. 2. metaphor; comparing not using like or as. ex; life is a roller coaster with its ups and downs. 3. personification; giving human qualities to objects. ex; the wind howled. |
irony | a contrast between expectation and reality. |
what are examples of ironies and what are they? | 1. VERBAL irony; saying one thing yet meaning the other (sarcasm) 2. SITUATION irony; a contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does happen. 3. DRAMATIC irony; occurs when the reader knows something the character does not. |
allusion | reference to a statement, person, place from: .literature .history .religion .mythology .politics .sports |
suspense | uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next. |
imagery | language that appeals to the 5 senses; -touch -taste -sound -sight -smell |
appearance vs. reality | what you perceive vs. what you really are |
plot graph | 1. exposition 2. rising action 3. climax 4. falling action 5. resolution |
what are the elements of a short story? | PACCTS p-plot a-atmosphere c-character c-conflict t-theme s-setting |
what are the different types of conflicts? | 1. man VS. him/herself 2. man VS. man 3. man VS. nature 4. man VS. society 5. man VS. supernatural (aliens) |
how do you identify characterization? | -what the character says/does -what others say of/to the author -author's word of choice about character |
MLA format | top left: -your name -teachers name -course code -day/month/ year top right: -last name, page number |
what's in a short story? | -ONE conflict, single action, resolution -an abrupt beginning and surprise ending -restricted to one setting |
what's in plot? | exposition inciting incident rising action climax falling action denouement |
what's in atmosphere? | mood |
what's in character? | types of character (7) |
what's in conflict? | the 5 types |
what's in setting? | where and when the story take place. |
How many plots and interconnection does MSND have? | 3 |
what is the setting of MSND? | -Athens and woods |
what are the symbols represented in MSND? | -city vs. nature -day vs. night -summertime -theseus & hippo (order) -love potion(bizarre behaviour) -craftsmens play (PWP) -night forest (darkness) |
what are themes of MSND? (5) | -Love and its obstacles -friendship and loyalty -parental control -transformation -foolishness |
what is the setting of Speak? | Merryweather High in Syracuse, New York 1990s |
what are the symbols seen in Speak? (5) | -trees -mirrors -lips -turkey bones -apple -closet -rabbit |
what is Maslow's Hierarchy of needs? | process or instance of continuining to live after a tragedy or disastrous event. |
what is the pyramid of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs? | |
Key facts about MSND | -author: William Shakespeare -genre: comedy, fantasy, romance, farce -date of publication: 1600 -time and place: london 1594/1595 |
who are the dynamic characters in MSND? | -hermia -theseus -lysander -demetruis |
who are the flat characters in MSND? | Bottom and his crew |
who are the flat characters in Speak? | -andy evans -Rachel |
who are the dynamic characters in Speak? | -Heather -Melinda |
hyperbole | exaggeration |
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