Sort Story Flashcards
Plot
The events that make up the story
What happens in the story
(Conflict is an essential part if the plot)
5 elements of fiction
Plot Characters Setting Point of view(P.O.V) Theme
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
The time period
And general location
Characters
The people, animals, ect…
That are in the story
They have thoughts/ feelings and are actors in the story
Theme
The bigger ideas under the story’s surface
The larger life ideas that the story makes you think about
Point of view P.O.V.
Who the narrator is
How is the story told or narrated
1st person
The narrator is inside the story telling it
3rd person
The narrator is outside of the story telling.
Not participating but explaining it
2nd person
“You” are in the storytelling it
Foreshadow
To hint at something later in the story
A clue about whats ahead
Irony
Using words to say one thing when the opposite thing is true
Symbolism
When something in the story stands for something else
Short story genre
FICTION
What makes a short story
1 conflict
1/2 main characters.
1 1/2- 95 pages
Conflict
Focuses on 1 episode or event
