Short Story Notes Flashcards
1
Q
What does genre mean?
A
Category
2
Q
What comes before
A
forerunner
3
Q
O.T. N.T. Judeo is…
A
Christian
4
Q
What kind of story was pagan?
A
Myths
5
Q
Who made short stories told in poems?
A
Canterbury Chauser
6
Q
The Short Story is of what background?
A
It’s American
7
Q
Who was the Father of the American Short Story?
A
Washington Erving
8
Q
What did Washington Erving write?
A
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
9
Q
What is Edgar Alan Poe known for?
A
Tale of unified effect
10
Q
What did Edgar Alan Poe write?
A
Tell Tale Heart, Black Cat, The Goldbug
11
Q
A pen name
A
Pseudonym
12
Q
What is O Henry known for?
A
The surprise ending
13
Q
What did O Henry write?
A
Ransom of Red Chief and Gift of the Magi
14
Q
POV that knows everyone’s thoughts
A
Omniscient
15
Q
doesn’t understand the implication of their actions
A
Naive
