Elements Of A Story

Question 0

Who is Anton Pavlovich

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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”.

Question 1

Short story

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It is a brief work of fictional literature. There is no specific length for a short story

Question 2

What are the elements of a short story?

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Plot Irony Theme
Charecter Style Point of view
Setting Symbolism
Conflict

Question 3

What is the plot?

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It is a series of related events that make up the action in a story or drama. It is also known as the storyline.

Question 4

Storyline

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What is a character?

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It is a person, animal, force of nature, machine or being which takes part in the action of a story.

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Characterization

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It’s the way a character’s personality is described in a story.

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What is the setting?

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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.

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What is conflict?

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It’s the struggle between opposing forces. There are 2 types of conflict, internal and external.

Question 9

Internal and External Conflict

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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

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What is the point of view?

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It’s the perspective from which a story is told.

There are 3 main points of view

Question 11

First person

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The narrator is one of the characters in the story, telling the story from his or her point of view.

Question 12

Third person limited

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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.

Question 13

Third person omniscient

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The narrator sees the story from outside and knows everyone’s thoughts.

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What is the theme?

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It’s the main idea of the story.

Ex. Island 2: 6 kids have to survive on a deserted island.

Question 15

What is Irony?

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It’s the purposeful contrast between expectation and reality in literature. There are 3 types of irony: Verbal irony, Situational irony, Dramatic irony.

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Verbal irony

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When a character says something and means something else.

Question 17

Situational irony

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Is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control.

Question 18

Dramatic irony

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Happens when the reader knows something important that a character does not know.

Question 19

What is style?

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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.

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What is a symbol?

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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.

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Symbolism

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Is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Ex. Black= death or evil White= life and purity
Blue= peace, calm Chain= unity

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Sensory language

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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.

Question 23

Personification

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It’s used to portray an inanimate object with human qualities.