Elements Of A Story Flashcards
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Who is Anton Pavlovich
He is considered the best short story writer of all time. He was born on January 29,1860 and died on July 15, 1904. He wrote “The Lottery Ticket”.
Short story
It is a brief work of fictional literature. There is no specific length for a short story
What are the elements of a short story?
Plot Irony Theme
Charecter Style Point of view
Setting Symbolism
Conflict
What is the plot?
It is a series of related events that make up the action in a story or drama. It is also known as the storyline.
Storyline
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What is a character?
It is a person, animal, force of nature, machine or being which takes part in the action of a story.
Characterization
It’s the way a character’s personality is described in a story.
What is the setting?
The setting of a story is the time and place of the story or drama. Setting can include the time period or date in which the story or drama happens, and the length of time or duration of the story’s events.
What is conflict?
It’s the struggle between opposing forces. There are 2 types of conflict, internal and external.
Internal and External Conflict
The internal conflict is a mental or emotional. Ex. Man v.s Self The external conflict is a conflict with an outside force.
Ex. Man v.s Man
Man v.s Nature
Man v.s Society
What is the point of view?
It’s the perspective from which a story is told.
There are 3 main points of view
First person
The narrator is one of the characters in the story, telling the story from his or her point of view.
Third person limited
The narrator watches the story from outside and tell us what he or she sees, but is limited to knowing the thoughts of one character.
Third person omniscient
The narrator sees the story from outside and knows everyone’s thoughts.
What is the theme?
It’s the main idea of the story.
Ex. Island 2: 6 kids have to survive on a deserted island.
What is Irony?
It’s the purposeful contrast between expectation and reality in literature. There are 3 types of irony: Verbal irony, Situational irony, Dramatic irony.
Verbal irony
When a character says something and means something else.
Situational irony
Is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control.
Dramatic irony
Happens when the reader knows something important that a character does not know.
What is style?
It’s a combination of the author’s ideas. It’s the particular and unique manner in which a writer selects and arranges words to achieve particular effects.
What is a symbol?
It can be a person, object, image, word or event that has a literal, meaning but also stands for an important range of additional, frequently abstract significance beyond that literal meaning.
Symbolism
Is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Ex. Black= death or evil White= life and purity
Blue= peace, calm Chain= unity
Sensory language
It’s when the author uses words and details that appeal to a reader’s senses such as sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, and emotion.
Personification
It’s used to portray an inanimate object with human qualities.
