African Folktales & Short Stories Flashcards
(23 cards)
African performers who play in these storytelling performances are called what?
griots
__________ started as an oral tradition.
prose
Written literature of Africa was heavily influenced by ______ and _________.
Islam and Christianity.
Arabic influence extends to Central and East Africa with the use of what language?
Swahili language.
Arabic influence extends to Central and East Africa with the use of what language?
Swahili language.
- Modern African narratives emerged during the period of _____, most of which are slave narratives.
period of European colonization of Africa
What was reflected in modern African texts?
Negritude and Anti-Apartheid movements
a person or animal who does the actions in the literary work
Character
the main character in a story.
protagonist
character who struggles against the main character.
antagonist
one who plays an important role in a literary work.
Major character
one who plays a lesser role.
Minor character
It is the time and place in which a written work of prose happens. In fiction, _______ is often revealed through the description of the landscape, scenery, buildings, furniture, seasons, or weather.
Setting
the emotion created in the reader by a piece of writing. ______ is created through descriptions of the setting, characters, and events.
mood or atmosphere
a struggle between two or more people, things, or concepts in a literary work.
conflict
4 types of conflict
The protagonist might struggle against the antagonist (man vs. man)
against the forces of nature (man vs. nature)
against a larger group of people (man vs. society)
Or against a part of himself or herself (man vs. self).
a series of events related to a central conflict or struggle
plot
what is the typical elements of plot
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement
what is the elements called?
freytag’s plot pyramid
tells about the setting and introduces the characters.
exposition
the event that introduces the central conflict or struggle.
rising action
the point of highest interest and suspense.
climax
the part in which the story’s loose ends are tied.
The falling action
