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short stories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plot | the storyline or organization of events or episodes with a story plot has a rising action, a climax and falling action |
| sub plot | a minor story line, secondary to the main plot maybe related or unrelated to the main action, but may also be a reflection of or variation on the main plot |
| introduction | the beginning of the plot (usually includes setting and background knowledge of the characters |
| rising action | consists of incidents that precede the climax background information is given, characters & conflicts introduced |
| climax | highest point of emotional intensity in a story. marks the turning point in the protagonists fortunes |
| falling action | the section immediately following the climax and lasting until the end of the story |
| dénouement (resolution) t | the resolution of the plot or conflict. follows the climax and constitutes part of all of the falling action |
| conclusion | the closing of the plot or the ending |
| character | a fictional person in a story, and the moral, dispostional, and behavioural qualities of that fictional person |
| direct presentation | character is revealed by what the narrator tells us about him or her |
| indirect presnetation | character is revealed by what he/she thinks, says, does, and what characters say about him/her |
| protagonist | main character of a story from whose view point of the story is presented |
| antagonist | major character or force that happens that opposes that protagonist |
| static character | does not change in the course of the story |
| dynamic character | undergoes a significant, lasting change usually in his or her outlook on her |
| flat character | limited, usually minor character with only one apparent quality |
| round character | realistic character with several dimensions |
| stock character (stereotype) | totally predictable, one dimensions and recognizable to the reader as "of a type" |
| consistent character | constantly present and is reliable (always the same) |
| character foil | a character who's behaviour attitudes and opinions contrast with those of protagonist |
| conflict | struggle between opposing characters |
| man vs man | struggle between another character within the story |
| man vs himself | the character experiences conflicts in emotion and or thought |
| man vs environment | conflict between a character in his or her enviroment |
| narrator | a story told from a first person perspective or storyteller |
| point of view | perspective from which a story is sen or told establishes the relationships among author, reader and characters |
| first person narrative | a character telling story directly to the reader, in the first person tells us what the character things and feels from a vantage point |
| third person narrative | when a story is told from "outside" the characters but from the perspective of one character limited in knowing thoughts and feel ins of only that one character |
| objective point of view | the narrator has no special knowledge and the story is factually presented in an unemotional way |
| omniscient point of view | or "all knowing" narrator tells the story with knowledge of the thoughts and feelings of more than one or all the characters |
| limited omniscient point of view | occurs when a story is told from outside the characters but from perspective of one character |
| style | individual manner in which the author expresses herself or himself. in fiction, style is basically determined by such grammatical and sensory aspects as dictation, grammar, and images |
| mood | prevailing feeling created by the story atmosphere usually sets expectations in the reader about the outcome of an episode or plots |
| cliche | overused expression that is unimaginative and uninteresting |
| dialogue | any conversation between two or more characters in a story constitutes dialogue |
| monologue | a performance by one actor, talking to ones self |
| flashback | sudden switch in the plot from the present to the past-used to illustrate an important point or to aid in character |
| forshadowing | device hints at or warns of events that are going to occur later on in the story. prepares reader for the climax |
| genre | a type of literature (tragedy comdey romance) |
| irony | involves contrast between two elements and as a literary device. provides depth of meaning on impact when irony is used-meanins become connected or contradictory |
| jargon | language used for a specific activity or group |
| passive voice | the voice used to indicated that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the srouces of the action denoted by the verb) |
| setting | time and place of a story can be be or great significance and be the main fictional elements |
| suspense | feelings of anxiety and uncertainty experienced be the readers about the outcome or events or the protagonists fate |
| theme | central idea of the story. usually impaired rather than directly stated. stores observation about life or human nature |
| tone | the attitude the writer takes towards his or her subject |
| understatement | present something as less important as it really is |
| mystery | something not understood or his beyond understanding |
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