short story Flashcards
(37 cards)
point of view helps create —– -when the reader may know more than the characters do
irony
third person limited:
outside and only tells feelings and thoughts for one character
tells the feelings of character from outside the story
third person omniscient
in the story (uses I and me)
first person
perspective of which the story is told in
point of view
symbol
is when something stands for someone else
something we can take from the story and apply in life
theme
pace
speed (fast or slow)
foreshadowing creates a feeling of:
suspense
gives hints about what will come
foreshadowing
flashbacks
describe a time before present time in story
things are usually told in:
chronological order
order of events:
sequence
5 stages of plot in order:
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
exposition:
introduction of characters and setting
includes events and complications
rising action
climax
main point in the story
sets up the ending
falling action
resolution
shows the outcome
internal conflict
takes place in mind
external conflict
man v. man or man v. nature
struggle between 2 opposing forces
conflict
plot
sequence of events
the setting influences the —- -general feeling of the story
mood