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Short Story Unit Test Flashcards

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What is a short story?

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A short story is a series of imagined events made to create an effect with a minimum of material.

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What does a short story have to include?

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-One main character
-A single plot
-Limited setting and time frame
-One main effect

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What is plot?

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The sequence of events or incidents of which a story is composed
Exposition→ Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution

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What is theme?

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The foundation or underlying idea of the story. It reflects an aspect of life or human experience.

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What does mood do in a short story?

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It suggests a dominant emotion or pattern of emotions

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What is conflict?

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Struggle or tension involving the characters
Person vs. person/self/nature/supernatural

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What are the five main elements of plot?

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Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Denouement

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Exposition

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Introduces the inciting incident, which is the main conflict of the story, characters, setting, and tone. It is the beginning of the story.

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Rising Action

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-Plot becomes increasingly complicated
-Various problems arise

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Climax

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-The high point of a story
-The protagonist faces their conflict
-The most action, drama, change, and excitement occurs here
-The reader or audience is unsure of whether the protagonist will be successful

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Falling Action

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-Action following the climax
-Reveals the consequences of what took place in the climax
-The story begins to slow down and work towards its end

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Resolution

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-Problems are solved
-Action comes to an end

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What is flashback/memoir?

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The character begins to tell the story from a time after the events have happened. This technique can be especially effective when showing how a character has changed over time.

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What is in media res?

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Latin for “in the middle of things.” A story that begins in media res, is one that begins in the middle of the plot. Often the beginning can be told through flashback scenes or is left a mystery.

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What is an archetype?

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A recurring pattern within literature
(There are archetypal plots, characters, themes, and settings)

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What are the types of point of view?

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-Omniscient (all knowing)
-Objective (limited knowledge, doesn’t know thoughts)
-Second Person (you are a character in the story)
-First Person (author is a character)

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What are examples of characters?

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Protagonist, Antagonist, Round, Flat, Stock, Innocent, Scapegoat, Temptress, Monster, Underdog, Double/split personality, Trickster, Mentor, Loving Mother, Fairy Godmother

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What is the Overcoming a Monster plot?

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The hero overcomes evil against all odds

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What is the Rags to Riches plot?

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A hero goes from difficult circumstances to great success and wealth

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What is the Voyage and Return plot?

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A hero journeys to new lands, defeats evil, and returns home

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What is the The Quest plot?

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A group goes on a journey with a goal in mind and work together to overcome all obstacles

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What is the Comedy plot?

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Used to show skills and inspire others, it is the transition from the state of confusion to one of enlightenment

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What is the Tragedy plot?

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A tale of the downfall of a villain who chooses the wrong path

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What is the Rebirth plot?

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The villain finds redemption and is reborn as a better person

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What does setting consist of?

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Time, place, weather conditions. social conditions, mood or atmosphere

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What does the forest represent?

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Fertility, home of the Great Mother, symbolically primitive

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What does a tree represent?

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Life and knowledge

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What does a cave represent?

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Turning inward; deep down where a character develops into himself; becomes invisible; in extreme cases can symbolize death

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What does a mountain represent?

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The highest peak; place to gain greatest insight

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What does a river represent?

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A place of reflection or rebirth; crossing borders or new territory; may represent human life or time passing as we follow the river from its mouth

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What does the sea represent?

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Vast, alien, chaotic, dangerous; waves may symbolize measures of time and represent eternity or infinity

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What does an island represent?

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A place of isolation; a simple world unto itself

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What are the six types of literary conflicts?

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Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Technology

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What are the two types of characters?

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Round/Dynamic and Flat/Static

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What is a dynamic character?

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They develop or change throughout the story and have a backstory

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What is a static character?

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They stay the same throughout the story, have no depth, and are often used as comedic relief

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What is the innocent character?

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Naïve child, youth, inexperienced adult

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What is the scapegoat/sacrificial victim character?

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The innocent who gets blamed or dies for the sake of others

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What is the enchantress/temptress character?

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The female that exhibits power over others, especially men; sexually charged

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What is the giant/monster/ogre character?

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The beast who is an outcast, evil, grotesque; sometimes misunderstood

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Who is the underdog character?

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The weaker of the two components, the one who is expected to lost

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Who is the double or split personality character?

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A character with two aspects to their character; or a character that represents another within the text

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Who is the trickster character?

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Represents chaos and destruction; animalistic forces

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Who is the Great Teacher/Mentor/ Wise Sage
character?

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Wise person who teaches valuable life lessons

45
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Who is the loving mother character?

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True maternal instincts, caring, sacrificing, etc.

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Who is the Fairy Godmother character?

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Comforts and directs child, especially when he or she is confused and needs guidance

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What is theme?

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-The main concept in a story
-A story can have multiple themes
-Themes usually reflect the human condition

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What are the four types of point of view?

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First person
Second person
Third person limited
Third person omniscient

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What is the difference between limited and omniscient?

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Omniscient is where the narrator knows what everyone is doing and their thoughts while limited follows all the characters but doesn’t know their thoughts

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