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English Midterm

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Short stories originated when? 19th Century
Four types of fictional short stories... Myth, Fable, Fairy tail, Parable
Poe's famous comment(s) "Unity of the tale", "No word wasted"
Exposition(Freytag's Pyramid) Controls vision
Rising Action/Conflict(Freytag's Pyramid) Social, Environmental, Interpersonal, Internal
Climax(Freytag's Pyramid) Can't be taken back
Falling Action(Freytag's Pyramid) Reaching a resolution
Resolution(Freytag's Pyramid) The ending that usually solves conflict
1st Person Narration Stream of consciousness, imitate our minds, 20th Century
2nd Person Narration Refers to "you"
3rd Person Narration Outside story teller(not author)
Omniscient Narration All thought
Limited Narration No insight
Limited Omniscient Narration Access to one's mind
Round Character As complex as real person(Unpredictable)
Flat Character Predictable, one aspect of personality
Static character Character doesn't change
Dynamic character See's the world differently(epiphany)
Epiphany Realization
"The soul of the reader is at the writers control," by... Edgar Allen Poe
Three goals of good fiction Attention held, faith in author, intensity
Irony Difference between what is real and what is thought to be reality
Universal Truth Relates to human nature
Unpardonable sin Sin that cannot be forgiven
Metaphoric Journey Emotional and physical journey
Romance Quests, adventures
Gothic Darker nature of human soul, fear
Hubris Excessive Pride
Allegorical Both actual and symbolic
Verbal Irony sarcasm
Situational Irony Situation is not what it appears to be
Dramatic Irony Reader knows more
Individualation Occurs usually in teenage years or preteen, question things taught, rebel by doing different things
Foil Set of characters meant to be compared
Projection We see things in other people that we deny in ourselves
Realism More common man experience, focus on selective details, usually negative form
Naturalism Man is victim of his environment
Contertation Emotional impact, Ex: Old compared to ancient
Created by: spanish09
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