SHORT STORY

Question 1

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORY?

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

Question 2

refers to the perspective from which a story is told

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POV

Question 3

• 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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time and place in which it happens

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SETTING

Question 5

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

Question 7

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

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ANTAGONIST

Question 8

main character, around which the whole story revolves

Answer 8

PROTAGONIST

Question 9

THE DIFFERENT TRAITS OF A CHARACTER

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FOIL, STATIC, DYNAMIC, FLAT, ROUND AND STOCK

Question 10

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

Question 18

2 types of CHARACTERIZATION

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION AND INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

Question 19

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

Question 20

author directly states what the character’s personality

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

Question 21

BASIC PLOT STRUCTURE

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EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION AND RESOLUTION

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struggle between two people or things

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CONFLICT

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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

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TYPES OF CONFLICT

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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

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struggle with a force outside one's self

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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

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struggle within one's self

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INTERNAL CONFLICT

Question 27

- central idea or belief - author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey

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THEME

Question 28

WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES USED IN FICTION?

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

Question 29

create funny or humorous situation

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MONOLOGUE

Question 30

identifying one’s self with the character

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EMPATHY

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unique approach used by the author when writing a story

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STYLES

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over-all mood

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ATMOSPHERE

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presents events or dialogue to create funny or HUMOROUS situation

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SLAPSTICK

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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

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standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, and setting

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STEREOTYPES

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feeling that something is going to happen

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FORESHADOWING

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playback of events from the past

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FLASHBACK

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WHAT ARE THE PLOT TYPES?

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

Question 39

characters chase wealth or fame but must overcome others to succeed

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RACE

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ordinary person sacrifices to aid someone else

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GIFT

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jealousy and misunderstandings threaten lovers’ happiness

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ROMANCE

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person undergoes a dramatic transformation

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CHANGE

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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)

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MISTAKE

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

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LURE

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

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ADVENTURE