Unit 5 Flashcards
closure
The sense that the issues raised in a story have been satisfactorily resolved.
colloquialism
An informal saying that is more appropriate for familiar conversation than for formal speech or writing.
cynical story
A story that begins and ends in the same place.
direct discourse
Character dialogue.
flashback
To return the reader to an earlier moment in the story as a way of explaining or setting up the plot’s action.
foreshadowing
To reveal action that might happen in the future.
free indirect discourse
Involves both third-person narration and the character’s thoughts.
magical realism
The combination of both realistic and magical elements in the same story.
playing the dozens
An African-American style of argument.
short story
A story about the personal development or maturation of a single character.
signifying
The African-American tradition of playing with language.
stream of consciousness
A form of narrative in which the words resemble the flow of human thought. The intent is to connect the reader directly to the images, thoughts, and feelings of a character without the interference or interpretation of a narrator.
indirect discourse
Third-person narration.
