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Short Story Theory Flashcards

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1
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What are the parts of a short story?

A

Plot
Character
Theme
Setting

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What are the elements of plot?

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1) Motivation
2) Conflict
3) Complication
4) Suspense
5) Climax
6) Outcome
7) Denouement

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What is the Motivation?

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Why did it happen

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What is the Conflict?

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Aan opposing force against the protagonist

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What is the Complication?

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The conflict creates a complication

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What is the Suspense?

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Wondering what will happen next

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What is the Climax?

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Where the conflict is confronted and begins to be resolved

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What is the Outcome?

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The result

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What is the Denouement?

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An explanation

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10
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What is “in media res?”

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in the middle of things (Starting in the middle of a story)

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11
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What is “deus ex machina?”

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A Hockey ending. Machine of the Gods

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What are the 7 types of characters?

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1) Round
2) Flat
3) Static
4) Dynamic
5) Stock
6) Protagonist
7) Antagonist

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Round

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A character with many traits

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Flat

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An underdeveloped character

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Static

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A character that does not change from the beginning to the end of a story

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Dynamic

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A character that undergoes a major change

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Stock

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A stereotypical character

18
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Protagonist

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The person who sets out to achieve a goal

19
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Antagonist

A

The opposing forces. Stops the protagonist

20
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What are the elements of a setting?

A

Time and Place

21
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What is the mood?

A

The feeling a character or reader gets

22
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What is the atmosphere?

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The physical surroundings. Creates the mood

23
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Where can you find the theme?

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From the dynamic character

24
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What is the theme?

A

A generalization about life

25
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What does a theme usually start with?

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Often times people

26
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What is irony?

A

Appearance vs Reality

27
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What is Dramatic Irony?

A

When one or more characters is unaware of the true situation (but the reader does)

28
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What is Verbal Irony?

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When someone says something but means something else

29
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What is Situational Irony?

A

When something unexpected happens with a twist

30
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What are the 4 types of POV’s?

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1) First Person
2) Limited Omniscient
3) Omniscient
4) Objective

31
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What is First Person point of view?

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When the character is a participant in the story. Uses I

32
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What is Limited Omniscient?

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When you can enter <1 mind in a short story> and <2 or 3 minds in a novel>

33
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What is Omniscient?

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When you can enter all characters minds

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What is Objective?

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When you can not enter any characters minds

35
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What are the Third person points of view?

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Limited Omniscient
Omniscient
Objective

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