LA short story notes Flashcards
What is the Sequence of events ?
plot
most intensive / exciting part of the story
climax
the setting and characters are established
exposition
a struggle between opposing forces
conflict
conflict within a character
internal conflict
a character struggles with another character
person vs. person
a person may clash with their government , part of their culture or rules
person vs. society
this is a type of conflict could be a natural phenomenon like a blizzard or earthquake
person vs. nature
the perspective from which the story is told
point of view
the narrator is a character
first person
someone says something but means the opposite
verbal irony
the audience knows the beast is a prince , but belle doesn’t
dramatic irony
the character that drives the story
protagonist
a character that opposes the main character
antagonist
hints or clues about what is coming up next
foreshadowing
______ characterization is when the reader is shown what the character is like through physical description or their actions
indirect
______ characterization is the reader is told exactly what a character is like
direct
A character that undergoes an important inner change such as personality or attitude
dynamic character
A character that does not undergo an important inner change such as personality or attitude
static character
the speech patterns of a particular region or social group
dialect
the feeling a reader gets often refereed to as the atmosphere of a literary piece
mood
and object person or situation that had another meaning besides its literal one
symbol
” ill die is i can ‘ t go to the concert “
overstatement
After the teacher gives the class at least 2 hours of homework a student responses , Oh Great ! This should be fun ! “
sarcasm
” I’m confused. I thought your curfew was at 9.
Isn ‘t it passed 10 ?
Socratic Irony
3rd person ____ : is the narrators knowledge is limited to one character
limited
a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
irony
Sarcasm is saying the ____ of what you actually mean
opposite
The narrator is considered all knowing
1st person
pretending to be ignorant to show that someone else actually ignorant
Socratic
