Short Stories Test Flashcards by Max O

Particular setting

Newtown, 2016

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Descriptive

Small-town high school

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Is weather aspect of setting?

Yes

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3 major components of setting

Social environment, time, place

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Spatial setting

Place

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Temporal setting

Time

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General setting

General time and place

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Particular

Particular time and place

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Use of 1st person

sympathize with character

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3rd person objective

Narrator only relates what is seen or heard

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In omniscient, all are able to be related but…

are sometimes withheld

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Tone

Author towards character, topic, readers

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Examples of tone

satirical, playful

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Internal conflict

Man v. self

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External conflicts

Man v Man
Man v nature (sickness)
Man v supernatural
Man v society

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Diagram is called

Freytag’s Plot Diagram

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Freytag’s plot diagram components:

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

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For comedies and tragedies

comedies end with denouement (tying loose ends)

tragedies end w catastrophe

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Rising action

series of relevant events that create suspense, interest, tension

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Climax

Tension hits highest point

Now understand significance of rising action

Faling action

aftermath

Where is catharsis?

denouement

Round character

Many complex traits
may be dynamic, not one in the same
more than meets the eye

Static character

Pays little attention to effects of his action on enviro

Flat character

One dimensional Recognizable traits that look stereotypical (but are not always) Limited points of view about life

Foil

Character that serves as contrast to another Differences make another character's traits stand out Jean-Paul for Anna

Stock

familiar type | mad scientist

Incidental characters

Secondary characters

Third person limited omniscient

Like the Sun

Frame tale

embed story within a story to provide reader with context about main narrative The Princess Bride (frame is grandfather)

In Medias Res

In the midst of things | Opening plot in middle of action, then fills in

Deus Ex Machina

Something improbable takes ending by surprise | Leaves reader feeling dissatisfied

Moral

lesson derived from content

Theme

The message of a work

How is a theme stated?

Directly or indirectly

Theme statements../

call attention to issue | have lots of meaning

Theme statements are...

universal, debatable, written in complete sentence

Alliteration

3 or more consonant sounds

Onomatopoeia examples

the gushing stream | The crashing waves

Pun

Using word suggests more meanings

Climax of Sweat

delia sleeps in barn Went into barn different than when she emerged

What is a character in Borders?

Setting

Why Roselily to Chicago

More diversity | Fit in

Theme of Roselily

Money don't buy happiness

POV for Sweat

Third person omniscient

Jean-Paul what type of character

Static

Why does the headmaster seek out Sekhar to hear the musical performance?

He is a critic

Sehkar is best described as _________________ in the beginning of the story and _____________________ at the end of the story.

enthusiastic, accomplished

Spell it

Onomatopoeia