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Elements of a short story Flashcards

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Plot 1

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The arrangement (sequence) of events in a story that develop the author’s ideas

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Plot 2

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Planned logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end

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Introduction/Exposition

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The beginning of the story where the characters and SETTING are introduced

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Rising action

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  • Events in the story become complicated
  • Conflict in the story is revealed
  • The events that occur between the introduction and climax
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Climax

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  • Highest point of interest
  • The turning point
  • The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not?
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CLIMAX 2

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Consider the climax as three parts:
- The main character receives new information
- The character accepts this information – realizes this information, but does not necessarily agree with it.
- The character acts on this information - makes a choice that will determine whether or not they gain their objective

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Falling action

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  • The events and complications begin to resolve themselves
  • Events between the climax and resolution
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Resolution

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  • Also known as the denouement
  • The final outcome
  • Untangling of events in the story
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The time and location in which a story takes place

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Setting

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Round character

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many sided, and complex personalities. They are not stereotypical and often surprise with unexpected behaviour and values.

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Dynamic character

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a character that undergoes a change over the courses of the story. The conflict and plot of the story affects a dynamic character and causes a change within him or her.

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Flat

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stereotypical character. Usually one dimensional, static and shallow.

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Static

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character that does not change throughout the story. This character is the same at the end of the story as they were in the beginning.

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The technique the author uses to express him/herself and convey ideas and central purpose.

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Style

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In order to determine an author’s style, one must consider the following:

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Diction
Sentence Structure
Point of view
Irony
Symbolism
Imagery

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usually found in academic text, academic papers, and formal discourse

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FORMAL

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relaxed conversation and is found in writing that has a lighter tone and is somewhat humorous

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informal

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everyday usage of a particular group.

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Colloquial

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a newly coined word not accepted for formal usage yet, and is usually not found in the dictionary

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Slang

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Sentance structure

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Simple
Compound
Complex
Short
Long

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The narrator was a participant or observer in the story and is now relaying what he/she actually saw, heard or felt.

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First person POV

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Personal pronouns are used. For example, I, me, we, us, etc. The reader is limited to what the person relaying the story knows.

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First person POV

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a detached narrator tells the story in an objective view

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Third person POV

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No personal pronouns are used

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3rd person POV

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3 different variations of this POV

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3rd

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the narrator has the freedom to move in space and time, but he can only relay action dialogue, forgoing the ability to delve into character’ thoughts and feelings.

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3rd person objective

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A contradiction between what the reader expects and what actually happens in the story.

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irony

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when an author speaker says exactly the opposite of what he/she means

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verbal irony

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when the reality of a situation differs or seems opposite from what is expected

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situational irony

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when the reader or audience knows more about the situation than the actual characters in the work

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dramatic irony

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Generally an object, person, situation, or idea that deepens the meaning of the work by evoking content that is not literally expressed in the work itself

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symbol

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Often an author will use images when they want to convey important ideas

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symbol

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The goal is to make the reader actually see, feel, taste, touch, or smell the subject or idea at work

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imagery

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images that appeal to the five sense: sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell

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sensious imagery

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similes, metaphors, personification, assonance, etc.

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figurative imagery

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Theme 1

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Central idea or meaning of a work – the core message

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Theme 2

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Often an idea that the author hopes to expresses or better understand

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