Terminology 1
Terminology 2
Elements
Miscellaneous
100
Setting
The time, era, and place of a story
100
The final part of a story when conflict is resolved
Resolution
100
Name four different types of point of view
- 1st person - 2nd person - 3rd person-limited - Omniscient
100
Name 3 of the short stories we have done this term
- The Sniper - I've Got Gloria - Lamb to the Slaughter - The Crystal Stars Have Just Begun to Shine
200
Antagonist
A person, or a group of people who oppose the main character(s)
200
The sequence of events or actions in a story
Plot
200
What are the 5 different parts that make up plot?
Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, end
200
Name a short story that used first person narration
The Crystal Stars Have Just Begun to Shine
300
Theme
The comment or message a story makes about human nature or society
300
The emotion or feeling created in the reader
Mood
300
Name four types of conflict
- people vs. people - people vs. nature - people vs. self - people vs. society - people vs. unknown
300
Name two themes from The Sniper
- (Horror of) War - (Lack of) Identity - (Senseless) Violence - Hate
400
Irony
Two or more contrasting or contradictory meanings
400
The way an author writes
Style
400
Name three ways in which characters can be created
- the author tells what the character is like - the character's appearance - what the character says and thinks - what other people think of the character - the character's name - what the character does in a situation
400
In "I've Got Gloria" when do we see character development?
- Scott realizing that what he's done was wrong - Scott's father apologizing for having taken away his trip and grounding him - Whenever a character feels guilt for something they've done and fix their mistakes
500
Foreshadowing
The way in which clues or hints about what will happen in a story are revealed
500
A position from which the events of a story seem to be observed and presented to us
Point of view
500
What is dramatic irony?
When the words and actions of the characters of a story have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters. This is the result of the reader having a greater knowledge than the characters themselves.
500
In which short story do we see an example of dramatic irony? AND how is it an example of that?
Lamb for the Slaughter - when the cops say that the weapon is probably under their nose and in fact they are actually eating away the evidence they're looking for.
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