Definitions
The author's attitude towards his/her subject
what is tone?
the exposition of the story tells us
What is the setting and background?
"The sun smiles" is an example of
personification
The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story is
Characterization
a reference within a work to something famous outside, such as a character/event from literature, mythology, history, or the Bible
Allusion
A short prose writing with one theme and is centered around the main character
Short story
the turning point of the story and the most dramatic point in the story
What is climax?
the pattern/sequence of events in a main story line
Giving hints or clues about what will happen in a story is
A reference to such beings as Zeus, Persephone, Hades, and Cupid is considered to be a...
Mythological Allusion
Words that sounds like their meaning
Onomatopoeia
What is the solution?
Words that sound like their meaning
onomatopoeia
Which type or irony is it when a person says the opposite of what they mean?
What is verbal irony?
The irony of something happening that is very different than what is expected to happen?
Situational Irony
the character that goes against the main character of the short story is
antagonist
What part of the story unfolds after the climax?
What is the Falling Action?
the main character of a short story is
protagonist
All knowing narrator
Omniscient narrator
The different categories or types of literature
What is genre
what a character is battling with their own emotions, mind, and decisions it is called
Internal conflict
Name and describe all 6 parts of plot.
inciting incident- kick starts the action
rising action- events leading up to the climax
climax- highest point of tension
falling action- the events after the climax
resolution- the solution
the person who tells the story
narrator
A narrator, who is also a character in the story
what is first person narrator
Storyteller who zooms in on just one character
What is third person limited?