English "The Short Story"

Question 0

Any writing which contains a series of events; tells a story

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Narrative

Question 1

A brief piece of writing narrative prose fiction from 500-20,000 words long

Answer 1

Short story

Question 2

Writing that is not poetry

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Prose

Question 3

An invented story

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Fiction

Question 4

How were stories told before written language

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Word a of Mouth

Pictures

Question 5

When did short stories and magazines become popular

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Early 1800s

Question 6

What is considered to be the first American short story

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Rip Van Winkle

Question 7

Who wrote Rip Van Winkle

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Washington Irving

Question 8

Who is the father of the short story

Answer 8

Edgar Allen Poew

Question 9

What nationality is the development of the short story

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American

Question 10

What are some characteristics of the short story

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Written in prose
Its purpose is to entertain
Can usually be read in one sitting
Often produces a single impression on the reader
Enough happens to keep the reader curious and interested
It is centered on some problem/conflict that triggers the action

Question 11

What are the five types of conflict

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Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Himself
Man vs Society 
Man vs Fate

Question 12

The events of a story; what happens in a story

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Plot

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The time, place, and background of the story

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Setting

Question 14

The individuals who appear in the story

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Characters

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The basic idea of the story; the center of interest; what the story is about; the author’s message

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Theme

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Background information given by the author, usually at the beginning of the story, which sets the stage for the conflict(s) and helps the reader to understand the situation or the setting of the story

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Exposition

Question 17

The series of complications that build to story up to the climax

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Rising Action

Question 18

the highest point of action in the story. The reader may feel that the conflict is about to be resolved
Also called crisis

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Climax

Question 19

The action of the story that works out the decision arrived at during the climax
It ends with the resolution

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Falling action

Question 20

The portion of the story where the problem or conflict is solved
It comes after the climax and talking action and is intended to bring the story to a satisfactory end
Tells how everything ends up at the story’s end

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Resolution (Dénounment)

Question 21

The graphic display of the action in a story

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Plot Line

Question 22

story line

Answer 22

climax / \
/ \
rising action / \ falling action
/ \
/ \
exposition____________/ \ ___________resolution