Short Stories Flashcards
is the sequence of events in a fictional text
Plot
the introduction of the theme/problem, characters, place and time
exposition
the development of the conflict, increasing tension
rising action
the conflict reaches its greatest tension
climax
a change in the conflict indicating a good or bad ending
turning-point
the reduction of tension
falling action
the conflict resolved
solution/denouement
it is the author’s attitude towards his subject and his reader, and may be serious, ironical, satirical, etc.
tone
a sterotyp, does not develop
flat character
complex, develops in the course of action
round character
main character
protagonist
the person who opposes the hero
antagonist
is a character in the story
first-person narrator
his/her point of view can be unlimited (=omniscient) or limited, when told from the perspective of one or several characters or can have a observed roll (observer-narrator)
third-person narrator
the presentation of character’s throughts, emotions and recollections in the first person with no intervention
interior monologue
presents the character’s flow of thoughts
stream of consciousness
the time, place, social circumstances, ect.in which the evets of the narratin take place
setting
the mood and the feelings aroused in the reader by setting, the character, the use of language, ect. (can be joyful, depressing, melancholic,…)
atmosphere
kind of monologue without such phrases as “He thought…”
substitutionary narration
the presentation of the chracter’s consciouseness, his thoughts and feelings
internal action
the main idea or message of a story
theme
opposition between different forces; produces suspense
conflict
position which a story is told from
point of view
concrete object standing for an abstract idea
symbol
subsidiary action
subplot
