THEME
How should you write a theme?
As a complete sentence
The turning point of the story; the MOST exciting part.
CLIMAX
How many settings are in a short story?
ONE
Narrator is the main character
1st person
Event that moves plot from exposition to rising action. Gets the conflict/plot going.
Inciting incident
Themes apply how?
Universally
Lowers tension and resolves the conflict
FALLING ACTION
How much time does a short story cover?
Short period of time
The narrator is unknown and only knows thoughts/feelings of one character at a time
3rd limited
Foreshadowing
When the author gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
The theme of a text is the author's what?
Central idea or message about life
Introduces characters, setting, and the conflict of the story.
EXPOSITION
Short stories are generally less than how many words?
20,000
Narrator knows thoughts/feelings/motivations of all characters.
3rd omniscient
viewpoint
perspective
To identify the theme, you should do what?
Write a sentence identifying what an author wants the reader to understand about each topic in the text.
Builds tension and develops the conflict
RISING ACTION
Short stories develop what?
THEME
Reader is the subject of the text.
2nd person
Situation that ends up differently than expected
Situational Irony
Explain why THEME is NOT the same as CENTRAL IDEA.
A central idea is one sentence on what a text is mostly about. Theme is a broader, universal message or moral of a text.
the event that transitions the plot from exposition to rising action; the thing that happens without which the rest of the story never happens
INCITING INCIDENT
How many incidents does a single short story focus on?
ONE
Narrator only shares the facts--no feelings/motivations/inner thoughts
3rd objective
Hyperbole
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a point.