Unit 2 (1/2) Short Stories Flashcards
Short stories (broad definition)
A narrative, fiction or non-fiction, to entertain, instruct, or to educate the listener/reader
Why we tell stories
▪︎ To teach
▪︎ to remember
▪︎ to entertain
Short story (point forms)
▪︎ A work of fiction most of the time
▪︎ 10 000 words or less (not even 1 more)
▪︎ focuses on a few characters, while emphasizing the theme, mood, and atmosphere
The order of the Freytag Pyramid
▪︎ Exposition (intro)
▪︎ Trigger Incident
▪︎ Rising Action
▪︎ Climax (max amount of action in story)
▪︎ Falling action
▪︎ Denouement (outro)
Plot
Series of related incidents outlining the conflicts
Exposition
Background information necessary for the reader’s understanding of the story and its conflict
Trigger incident
The event that indicates the conflict and hooks the reader’s attention
Rising action
Sirius of complications that reveal more detail about the conflict
Conflict intensifies, leading to the climax
Climax
The highest point of action or turning point of the story
Falling action
Events leading to the conclusion
Dénouement
Conflict is resolved
Conflict
The struggle between 2 opposing forces, forming the basis of the plot
Internal conflict
A struggle between conflicting forces within the heart and mind of the protagonist
Man vs self
External conflict
Is a struggle between the protagonist and some outside force
Examples:
Man verse man
character verse character
man verse nature
man for stick knowledge
man VS supernatural
man VS society
man VS nature
Portagonist
The main character who faces a problem
Antagonist
The character/force that opposes the proteganist
Dynamic character
A character who changes or develops during the story, either in a negative or a positive way
Static character
A character who does not change or develop in any way, neither positively or negatively
Direct characterization
Learn about the characters in a different manner. author tells the readers what the character is like
Indirect characterization
Learn about the characters in an indirect manner. author gives certain information and lets the readers draw their own conclusion
Setting
Where the story takes place and the time and mood
Mood
Feeling the reader gets in the story
Tone
The mood the author puts the book in
Theme
The lesson the author is writing
Dramatic irony
When the author and reader know but the character(s) don’t
Situational irony
When the opposite of what you expect happens
Verbal irony
When something is said but means the opposite
Point of view (POV)
Who or what is saying the story in what view
