Short Story Structure
The 5 elements of a short story
What is setting, plot, characters, conflict, theme
The author explicitly describes a character
What is direct characterization
No real conclusion or "wrap up" of conflict. Neither happy or sad
What is indeterminate ending
Intentional exaggeration
What is hyperbole
The negative force acting AGAINST the protagonist
What is antagonist
Which type of conflict has the protagonist pitting against a force out of his/her control?
What is person/man/character vs. nature
A character that remains unchanged through the narrative
What is static character
A story which includes a lot of anticipation through techniques like foreshadowing, cliffhangers, flashbacks, etc.
What is SUSPENSE
What is alliteration
What is chronological order
A technique hinting at events that will happen later in the plot
What is a round character
The authors attitude towards the subject, reader, or characters
What is tone
A play on words
Making an educated guess based on facts from the writing piece
What is inference
The feeling that the setting evokes
What is atmosphere
A narrator that knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters and is able to share them with the reader
What is omniscient
All writing falls into a category or...?
What is genre
The emotional or social association with a word
What is connotation
Poetry which follows a "story-like" prose
What is narrative poetry
The elements (and correct order) of a plot diagram?
What is exposition, inciting/initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
A POV that can be considered "bias"
What is First-Person Narrative
Since it is only from on characters point of view, you are only getting one perspective of the story
The reoccurring importance of the colour red in The Giver.
What is a symbol
"They share a love deeper than Romeo and Juliet" - this is an example of
What is allusion
The main type of conflict in The Giver