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Short story Flashcards

1
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what are some characteristics of a short story

A

They are short
concise
usually tries to leave a single impression
usually about personal experiences

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short stories usually have four main things that they consist of what are they

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dramatic conflict
foreshadowing
repetition
suspense

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what is a dramatic conflict in a short story

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It is usually the basis of the story.

they are problems that may or may not be overcome in the climax

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4
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when the author has left clues through the story what is it called

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foreshadowing

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5
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why is repetition used in a short story

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to help drive a point

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why is suspense used in short stories

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which draws readers to the story

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what is there plot

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is the action that takes place in a story. It is a series of connected happenings and their result. In order to have a result, we have a initial event or conflict.

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what is a exposition

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it outlines the background information the reader must know to order the follow the events of the story

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In the exposition their is the Antecedent action what does it mean

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actions which occur prior tot the opening story

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why is the time important in the Exposition

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because it tells the time period of the story

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why is it important to know the atmosphere of the story

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so it sets the mood of the story

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The place in a short story can be ______ or _______

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fanciful or realistic

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what is the initial incident

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the first major conflict the main character encounter

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what is one reason the initial incident is important

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if the incident had not happened the story would have not taken place

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what is the rising action

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series of events arising from the initial incident

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what does the rising action consist of

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  • Includes the development of the conflict
  • major events that are taking place
  • the characters fully develop
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what is the climax

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the point of the highest interest

18
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what does the climax consist of

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  • is the highest point of suspense
  • ## the exiting point of the story
19
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what are some points of there falling action

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other minor conflicts can be solved

may occur very rapidly unlike rising action

20
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what are some points of the resolution

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  • the author ties up the loose ends
  • the end of the story
  • everything is finished unless a cliffhanger
21
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what is there setting

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the background against which the incidents of there story take place

22
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what does the setting include

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place, time, social conditions under which the story moves along.

23
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what are some examples of time in a short story

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year, season, century, days

24
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what are some examples of place in a short story

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town, city, description

25
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setting can be ______ or ______

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universal or essential

26
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what is a universal setting

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it can take place anywhere

27
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what is a essential setting

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has a very important location

28
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the characters in a story must seem like

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living and feeling individuals on order for us to feel strongly about them

29
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what is a protagonist

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the main character in the story

and the conflict surrounds them

30
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what is the antagonist

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the bad guy of the story

not necessarily a person

31
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  • Actions or thoughts of a character
  • Conversations the characters engage in
  • Conversations of the other characters about a third character
  • authors own opinion
    WHAT DOES THIS REPRESENT?
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the four methods of presenting a character

32
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what is a point of view

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the position from which a person looks at a situation

33
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to determine the point of view you must ask

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  • who tells the story

how much does he or she know

34
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what is the Third person omniscient

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is the point of view where there narrator knows all thoughts, actions, and feelings of all the characters.

35
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what is the point of view first person

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it is the author participant. The author may be the main character or could be a secondary character telling their own story using “I” or “we”

36
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what is the point of view third person

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is told about the character but the author has no idea what the characters are thinking or feeling.

37
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what is the point of view Second person

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is used to address the audience in technical writing, advertising, songs, and speeches.

38
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how do you know if the second person is talking

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if they use pronouns you, your, and yours.

39
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what is the theme

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the underlying message of the story

40
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what is the conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces

41
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what are the five types of conflict

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Man vs Man
Man vs. Environment 
Man vs. Society  
Man vs Himself 
Man vs Supernatural
42
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types of endings

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Happy endings
Cliffhanger
Surprise ending
Unhappy ending

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