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SHORT STORY Flashcards

1
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WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORY?

A

POV, SETTING, CHARACTER, CHARACTERIZATION, PLOT, CONFLICT AND THEME

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refers to the perspective from which a story is told

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POV

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  • narrator or storyteller is a major or minor character within the story who uses the pronoun “I”
  • sometimes called the persona
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FIRST PERSON

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4
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time and place in which it happens

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SETTING

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person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story

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CHARACTER

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TWO TYPES OF CHARACTERS?

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PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST

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character, or group of characters, causes the conflict for the protagonist

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ANTAGONIST

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main character, around which the whole story revolves

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PROTAGONIST

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THE DIFFERENT TRAITS OF A CHARACTER

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FOIL, STATIC, DYNAMIC, FLAT, ROUND AND STOCK

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do not change throughout the story

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STATIC

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stereotypical characters (like boy genius, ambitious career person, faithful sidekick, mad scientist, etc.)

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STOCK

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  • has one or two main traits, usually only all positive or negative
  • opposite of ROUND CHARACTER
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FLAT

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meant to help highlight or bring out another’s positive or negative side

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FOIL

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  • opposite of STATIC
  • change throughout the story. They may learn a lesson, become bad, or change in complex ways
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DYNAMIC

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have many different traits, good and bad, making them more interesting

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ROUND

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how the author develops the characters

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CHARACTERIZATION

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  • series of events
  • has a beginning, middle, and end
  • engine of the story
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PLOT

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2 types of CHARACTERIZATION

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION AND INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

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Showing a character’s personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other character’s observations or reactions

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INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

20
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author directly states what the character’s personality

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

21
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BASIC PLOT STRUCTURE

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EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION AND RESOLUTION

22
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struggle between two people or things

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CONFLICT

23
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KINDS OF CONFLICT

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  1. MAN VS MAN
  2. MAN VS SOCIETY
  3. MAN VS NATURE
  4. MAN VS HIMSELF
24
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TYPES OF CONFLICT

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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

25
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struggle with a force outside one’s self

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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

26
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struggle within one’s self

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INTERNAL CONFLICT

27
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  • central idea or belief
  • author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey
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THEME

28
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WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES USED IN FICTION?

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MONOLOGUE, FORESHADOWING, SUSPENSE, STEREOTYPES, SLAPSTICK, ATMOSPHERE, LOCAL COLOR, FLASHBACK, EMPATHY AND STYLES

29
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create funny or humorous situation

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MONOLOGUE

30
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identifying one’s self with the character

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EMPATHY

31
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unique approach used by the author when writing a story

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STYLES

32
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over-all mood

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ATMOSPHERE

33
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presents events or dialogue to create funny or HUMOROUS situation

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SLAPSTICK

34
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focuses more on the characters manners, events, language, customs and traditions of a particular country or place

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LOCAL COLOR

35
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standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, and setting

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STEREOTYPES

36
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feeling that something is going to happen

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FORESHADOWING

37
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playback of events from the past

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FLASHBACK

38
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WHAT ARE THE PLOT TYPES?

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ADVENTURE, CHANGE, LURE, RACE, ROMANCE, GIFT and MISTAKE

39
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characters chase wealth or fame but must overcome others to succeed

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RACE

40
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ordinary person sacrifices to aid someone else

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GIFT

41
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jealousy and misunderstandings threaten lovers’
happiness

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ROMANCE

42
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person undergoes a dramatic transformation

A

CHANGE

43
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innocent person caught in a situation he doesn’t
understand must overcome foes and dodge dangers he never expected (ex. FINDING NEMO)

A

MISTAKE

44
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person must decide whether to give in to temptation, revenge, rage, or some other passion

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LURE

45
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person goes to new places, tries new things, and
faces myrid obstacles

A

ADVENTURE

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