Fiction Exam Flashcards
Plot
arrangement of events in a story
chronological order
begins with what happens first, following the regular time development
conflict
the struggle between two forces in a story
How are plot and conflict different?
plot revolves around the conflict
Plot vs Conflict
Plot describes the structure of a story while conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces
Physical conflict
between a character and nature or the physical world
social conflict
between characters or between a character and their society
internal/psychological conflict
between different attitudes or beliefs in the character mind
Characterization
the methods used by the writer to create his/her character
round
complex and convincing, true to life characters, described with more detail
flat
shallow, normally not many personality traits
dynamic
undergo some type of change or development (due to something happening to them)
static
do not change in the course of the story
omniscient
narrator has the power to show the reader what is happening in the minds of all characters, as well as what they are feeling and thinking
limited omniscient
narrator shows the reader inside the mind of one characters
objective
the story is told as if from a camera that follows the characters, only what is said and one is recorded
flashback
author interrupts the plot to go back in time to tell a story of an earlier time
theme
central idea or message of the story
style
also referred to as tone or language
what was the conflict of “The story of an hour” in the beginning?
Mrs.Mallards husband has died, physical conflict
what is the setting in The story of a hour
beginning of spring, 1894, no rights for woman
