Lit Elements/Devices and Short Stories Flashcards
protagonist
main character
interaction with world drives story
not necessarily good
antagonist
opposes main character
interaction with protagonist drives story
not necessarily bad
not necessarily a person
static characters
stay the same throughout story
conflict of story doesn’t motivate change in character
dynamic characters
change over course of story
conflict affects a fundamental change in character
exposition
beginning of story
characters and setting established
rising action
conflicts introduced
tension builds
climax
peak of story
main event/ action
falling action
leads towards the end
things “calm down”
resolution
end of story
doesn’t have to solve conflict
setting
tells where
tells when
informs the plot and help make things happen
external conflict
problem that character faces that is outside themselves
don’t have control
environment/war/society/illness/economic
internal conflict
problem that character faces that is inside themselves
within their control
feelings/decisions/thoughts
internal-external connection
internal and external can happen at the same time
one conflict can cause the other
person vs person
conflict between 1 person and another person
person vs nature
conflict between 1 person and nature/animals
person vs society
conflict between 1 person and group of people
person vs technology
conflict between 1 person and technology
person vs self
conflict between 1 person and their thoughts
internal conflict
first person POV
I, me
second person POV
you
third person POV
he, she, it , proper noun
third person subjective POV
focus on one person in story and only knows their perspective
third person omniscient POV
told in light of 1+ characters
we know multiple viewpoints
theme
main idea or message of text
courage/loyalty
what is a lit element vs device
element: aspect of text
device: technique author can use to provide depth
irony
occurrence that happens that is unexpected or contradictory
dramatic irony
when the reader knows what is going to happen but the characters don’t
mood
feeling the reader feels while reading
suspense/joy
tone
attitude of narrator (author) to story
serious/formal/informal
symbolism
object that represents an idea
gives bigger picture to story
allusion
reference to famous person/place/event/idea/thing
adds depth to text
foreshadowing
when the author gives hints to what might happen next
irony in ASIAD/Lottery
Margot had been the one wanting to see the sun most but didn’t
Tessie didn’t think much about the lottery but soon did when she got picked
mood in ASIAD/Lottery
you feel bad for margot when she didn’t see the sun
you don’t think the lottery is bad until the end, before that you feel pretty fine
tone in ASIAD/Lottery
made the rain sound really bad while we don’t mind it here
made the lottery not sound bad until the end
symbolism in ASIAD/Lottery
rain=margot sadness?
closet=long rain?
box=town?
allusion in ASIAD/Lottery
Ohio?
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define perfunctory
performed as a routine, hasty
define petulantly
showing irritation or annoyance
define stoutly
bold, firm or forceful
boisterous
noisy, energetic, rowdy
