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Lit Elements/Devices and Short Stories Flashcards

1
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protagonist

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main character
interaction with world drives story
not necessarily good

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antagonist

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opposes main character
interaction with protagonist drives story
not necessarily bad
not necessarily a person

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static characters

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stay the same throughout story

conflict of story doesn’t motivate change in character

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4
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dynamic characters

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change over course of story

conflict affects a fundamental change in character

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5
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exposition

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beginning of story

characters and setting established

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rising action

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conflicts introduced

tension builds

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climax

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peak of story

main event/ action

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falling action

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leads towards the end

things “calm down”

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resolution

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end of story

doesn’t have to solve conflict

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setting

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tells where
tells when
informs the plot and help make things happen

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external conflict

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problem that character faces that is outside themselves
don’t have control
environment/war/society/illness/economic

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internal conflict

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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

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person vs person

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conflict between 1 person and another person

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person vs nature

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conflict between 1 person and nature/animals

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person vs society

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conflict between 1 person and group of people

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person vs technology

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conflict between 1 person and technology

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person vs self

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conflict between 1 person and their thoughts

internal conflict

18
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first person POV

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I, me

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second person POV

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you

20
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third person POV

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he, she, it , proper noun

21
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third person subjective POV

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focus on one person in story and only knows their perspective

22
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third person omniscient POV

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told in light of 1+ characters

we know multiple viewpoints

23
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theme

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main idea or message of text

courage/loyalty

24
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what is a lit element vs device

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element: aspect of text
device: technique author can use to provide depth

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irony

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occurrence that happens that is unexpected or contradictory

26
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dramatic irony

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when the reader knows what is going to happen but the characters don’t

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mood

A

feeling the reader feels while reading

suspense/joy

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tone

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attitude of narrator (author) to story

serious/formal/informal

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symbolism

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object that represents an idea

gives bigger picture to story

30
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allusion

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reference to famous person/place/event/idea/thing

adds depth to text

31
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foreshadowing

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when the author gives hints to what might happen next

32
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irony in ASIAD/Lottery

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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

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mood in ASIAD/Lottery

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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

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tone in ASIAD/Lottery

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made the rain sound really bad while we don’t mind it here

made the lottery not sound bad until the end

35
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symbolism in ASIAD/Lottery

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rain=margot sadness?
closet=long rain?

box=town?

36
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allusion in ASIAD/Lottery

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Ohio?

?

37
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define perfunctory

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performed as a routine, hasty

38
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define petulantly

A

showing irritation or annoyance

39
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define stoutly

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bold, firm or forceful

40
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boisterous

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noisy, energetic, rowdy

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