Short Stories Flashcards
What are the two sections of the Call To Actions?
Legacy and Reconciliation
What is forced sterilization
Woman being forced to have their fallopian tubes cauterized ( no more babies)
Antagonist
Person who causes conflict for the protagonist
Allusion
Reference to history, literature or the bible to add meaning
Atmosphere
Mood. The overall feeling of the piece literature
Climax
The point of highest intensity in plot
Conflict
The problem in the story
Difference types of Conflict
Person vs person, Person vs self, Person vs nature, person vs society,
Direct and indirect presentation
Author directly or Indirectly tells us what the character is like
Dynamic Character
Character that changes
Falling action
Fourth stage of plot
Conflict getting resolved
Flashback
Author goes back to the past (memory)
First person POV
pronouns used: I
Protagonist is narrator
Protagonist
The character the conflict is happening to
Flat character
Character that is underdeveloped
(Don’t know much abt Character)
Foil Character
Created to make contrast of another character
Foreshadowing
hints of the future
Irony
Opposite of what you expect
Limited Omniscient POV
Reader only knows thoughts and feelings of Protagonist
Objective POV
Narrator can only say what’s happening (sees or hears)
Third person/ Omniscient POV
Pronouns used: He/She/they
Reader knows thoughts and feelings of Protagonist and other characters
Plot
all the events in the story
Protagonist
Main character
Resolution
last stage of plot
most conflict resolved
