short story Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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point of view helps create —– -when the reader may know more than the characters do

A

irony

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third person limited:

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outside and only tells feelings and thoughts for one character

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3
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tells the feelings of character from outside the story

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third person omniscient

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4
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in the story (uses I and me)

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first person

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5
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perspective of which the story is told in

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point of view

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6
Q

symbol

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is when something stands for someone else

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7
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something we can take from the story and apply in life

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theme

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8
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pace

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speed (fast or slow)

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9
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foreshadowing creates a feeling of:

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suspense

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10
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gives hints about what will come

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foreshadowing

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11
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flashbacks

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describe a time before present time in story

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12
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things are usually told in:

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chronological order

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13
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order of events:

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sequence

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14
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5 stages of plot in order:

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exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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15
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exposition:

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introduction of characters and setting

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16
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includes events and complications

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rising action

17
Q

climax

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main point in the story

18
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sets up the ending

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falling action

19
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resolution

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shows the outcome

20
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internal conflict

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takes place in mind

21
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external conflict

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man v. man or man v. nature

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struggle between 2 opposing forces

23
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plot

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sequence of events

24
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the setting influences the —- -general feeling of the story

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setting
time and place of where it is set
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characters develop the
theme
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characters advance the
plot
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indirect chracterization
readers learn what characters are like by analyzing what they do or say
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narrator makes direct statements about a characters personality
direct characterization
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characterization
how characters are created and developed
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reasons for action
character motives
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character traits
qualities and motives
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characters
people or animals who take part in the action of the story
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every story needs
characters, setting, plot, theme, and point of view
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the main effects of a story often involves a ------ or -------- that the character experiences
change; revelation
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a united strong impression is the story's
main effect
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short story
brief fictional narratives intended to be read in a single sitting