Midterm Flashcards
(33 cards)
Who are the main characters in “Hills like white elephants?
Jig and the American
Who are the main characters in “Everyday Use”?
Mama, Maggie, and Wangero
Who are the main characters in “cathedral?
Robert and the couple
who are the main characters of Rappaccini’s Daughter?
Giovanni, dr. Rappaccini, Beatrice & Baglioni
Who are the main characters in A good man is hard to find?
Misfit, grandmather, bailey, Bailey’s wife, June star, John Wesley and abay
Main characters of “What you pawn I will redeem
Jackson Jackson
Who wrote “Hills like white elephants”?
Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote “Everyday use”
Alice Walker
Who wrote “Cathedral”
Raymond Carver
Who wrote “Rappaccinis Daughter”?
Nathaniel Hawthorn
Who wrote “A good man is hard to find”?
Flannery O’conner
Who wrote “What you pawn I will redeem”?
Sherman Alexie
Round Characters
Round characters are multidemensional, capable of growth and change
Flat characters
one-dimensional characters that do not grow
Point of view
The choice of narrative perspective that shapes the direction of the tale and intertwined with plot, character and theme.
Setting
Setting is a location, time, place or enviroment in which the story takes place.
Plot
A plot presents the sequence of events in a story.
Conflict
Conflict is the tention between two forces
Character
the people in the story and their conflicts.
Language
The language in a short story is compressed. Each word is chosen well and contributes to the impact of the whole.
Denotations
Dictionary definitions
Connotations
(associations) of words to creat effect
Climax
The high point of action in a story
Tone
Tone, is the sense of the narrator. Tone also conveys the attitude of the narrator toward his or her subject.