Short Story Elements Flashcards
Imagery: Uses words involving the ______ to help the reader create a _______ picture of a character, object etc.
Sense, mental
Characterization: Is the way _______ present and reveal the _____________ of a character. It includes ____________ of the character’s ___________ , ________ etc.
writers personality discriptions, appearance, actions.
________ : is an implied comparison of two unlike things, without using ‘___’ or ‘__’. Uses the characteristics of an object or idea.
Metaphor, like , as
___________ : Provides _____ or _____ about what will happen ______ in the literacy work.
Foreshadowing, clues, hints later
_____________ : An exaggerated statement used to ___________ (tallen) effect. It adds visual images to the ____. Ex. I’m so hot, I’m melting!
Hyperbole, heighten, text
______ : An expression that means something different from the actual ______, “Nice day!” he thought as he looked at the pouring rain.
Irony, meaning
Idiom: is a common ______ or _________ that means something __________ from what it actually is saying.
Ex. Sarcasm
phrase, expression, different
______ : A well-known saying containing a ______ word.
Proverb, Wise
Heart of gold is what?
Metaphor
My sister is a couch potato.
Metaphor
I have a bad feeling about this…
Foreshadowing
I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
Imagery
“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Characterization
Informing the reader about different characters personalities is ……..
Characterization
: “There’s enough food in the cupboard to feed an entire army!
Hyperbole
find a synonym for :Exaggeration
Hyperbole
There was a plot twist; it is …….
Ironic
Personification: Gives ______ characteristics or qualities to an ________or ________.
human, animal, object
Simile: An _________ that describes a ______ , ______ or a ____ by comparing it to something else.
expression, place, person, thing
The movie was like a roller coaster.
Simile
Give a synonym for: symbolism
symbolize
_____ : is something that _____ for or __________ something else.
Symbol, stands represents
Dove = Peace
Symbol
Sensory language : IS the way for writers to help a reader ____ or connect with an ____ , ___________ , action or ______.
see, image, description, sense
Helps reader imagining the 5 senses of the story.
Sensory language
__________ : A technique used to present ____ events during _______ events, providing _________ that is necessary to the reader.
Flashback, past, current, background
Figurative language: Builds comparisons and creates special effects that helps you __________ the characters, places and ideas.
understand
She’s happy as a clam
Simile
THis coffee shop is an ice box.
metaphor
The category simile, metaphors and hyperboles fall into
Figurative language
Stereotype: an idea or _____ many people have about a thing or group that is based upon how they look on the _______.
belief, outside
Asians are normally smarter
Stereotype
Women are warmer than men
stereotype
_____ Character: Do not change in throughout the story… only feel ___ thing.
Flat, one
______ character: Changes by the course of the story and feels ____ than ___ thing.
Round more one
The backfiring of the bus sent the older man spiraling back to his youth
Flashback
______ character: Is a type of character who _______ largely the same throughout the entire storyline.
Static, remains
________ character: Someone who undergoes ________ internal changes throughout the course of the story.
Dynamic significant
Narrative: Is a story, ____ or made up with a _____ of events.
true, series
______: The moment where the series of events ______ its most ______ point.
Climax, reaches, exciting
Usually the turning part of the story….
Climax
The conflict/ problem
climax
The beginning of a story
exposition
The part where we learn about the characters and setting in a story
Exposition
________ Action: starts after the period of ______________. A related series of incidents in a literary ___ that build towards the point of _________ interest.
Rising, exposition. plot, greatest
What happens near the end of a sotry aafter the climax
falling action
Resolution of the major conflict
Falling action
Synonym for resolution
Denouement
The _____ part of the plot in which strands of the ___ are drawn together.
final, plot
Synonym for Atmosphere
Mood
The feeling in the text
mood
Feeling you get from the story
mood
Which part of a story normally goes first?
Denouement, rising action, exposition, climax and falling action?
Then order from start to finish
Exposition
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
Conflict with _______ , with ________, with _________________, with _______________ and lastly with _________________ .
self, others (society) , environment, super-natural and technology
a mother may feel guilty if she thinks she’s patient, but loses her temper with her children. What kind of conflict is this?
Self
character finds him or herself battling between two competing desires or selves, typically one good and one evil
Character v.s Charcter
A tornado crashes onto poor Alberto.
Character v.s environment
synonym for Point of view
Perspective
IS the ______ __ ____ that the writing is written from.
Point of view
Every text has a perspective
Point of view
They, he she them
Third person (narrator)
I, me
First person, told by the character
A diary entry is a _____-person
first
Main character in a narrative story
Protagonist
synonym for :Main character
Protagonist
Buzz Lightyear v.s Evil Emperor Zurg
Character v.s Charcter
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone/ something.
Antagonist
The villain of a story
Antagonist
Opposite of Good character
Antagonist
Refers to the ________, historical times, social circumstances in which the action of a narrative takes place.
Location answer: Setting
Place
Setting
Location
Setting
Central idea of the text
theme
The ______ of this story is “Betrayal”
Theme
What is a short story?
A series of events (fiction or non) that could be read in one sitting.
What is a character?
A ____, ______, or _______ _________ that have a ____ in a story.
person animal imaginary creature role
5 ways to describe a character.
P . T, P.T, M, A, F
Physical traits Personality traits motives action feelings
What type of character is the teacher?
My teacher is friendly and greets me everyday with a smile on her face; rain or shine.
Flat character
Has only or two traits
flat character
Changes in their personality or beliefs in the story
Dynamic Character
Scrooge was greedy with his money but the three ghosts of Christmas changed all that.
Dynamic Character
Complex character
round character
Many traits and seems life-like
round character
My parents can be sad and angry but also happy. It all depends on their day
round character
Remains the same throughout the whole story
Static Character
You or your is what POV?
Second-person
