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Elements of a Short Story
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Definition of a Short Story
Tells about a ____________ event or experience Fictional (not true)500 to 15,000 words in lengthIt has a _______________
________________, and __________________.Creates an impression on the reader
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Elements of a Short Story
_______________Characterization_______________Conflict_______________Resolution_______________Point of view
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Setting
• The time and ________________ of the story’s action
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Short Story Vocabulary
Theme: The story’s main ideas. The “______________” the writer intends to communicate by telling the story.
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Short Story Vocabulary
Characterization: Creation of imaginary people who appear to be ____________ to the reader. The writer gives _______________ about the characters in the story.
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Characterization
• How the author ________________ the characters, especially the main character.
• This is done through:– what the character ____________ or says– what others say of and __________ the
character– author’s _____________ _____________ in
descriptive passages
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Characterization
• Direct characterization– The author ________________ states what
the character’s personality is like. Example: cruel, kind
• Indirect characterization– Showing a character’s personality through
his/her ________________, thoughts, feelings, ________________, appearance or other character’s observations or reactions
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Protagonist
• Main character of the story that changes– the most ___________________ character– changes and grows because of experiences
in the story– “______________ Character”
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Antagonist
• A major character who _______________ the protagonist– “_________________ Character”
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Short Story Vocabulary
Plot: A series of _______________ through which the writer reveals what is happening, to whom, and why.
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What is the Plot?
• Plot: Series of related events that make up a story.
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Exposition
• Section that ______________________ characters, the setting, and conflicts.
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Rising Action
• Consists of a series of _______________.
• These occur when the main characters take _____________ to resolve their problems and are met with further problems:– Fear– Hostility– Threatening situation
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Climax
• The turning _____________ in the story: the high point of interest and _______________.
Rising Action or Complications Falling Action
Climax
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Falling Action
• All events following the climax or turning point in the story. These events are a _______________ of the action taken at the climax.
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Resolution
• The _____________ of the central conflict: it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends
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Short Story Vocabulary
Conflict: Is a _______________ in the story that needs to be resolved.
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Conflict
• A struggle between two opposing forces• Types
– Internal – takes place in a character’s own ________.• Man vs. Him(Her)self
– External – a character struggles against an _________________ force
• Man vs. Man• Man vs. Nature• Man vs. Society
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Man v/s Himself/Herself:
• The central character has to make personal decisions about what is the right thing to do (ex.: a young person must decide whether or not to tell his parents he stole some money, a person sees a twenty dollar bill fall out of someone’s pocket and must decide whether to return it or not.)
• Internal
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The two types of conflict can be shown in the following ways:
• Man v/s nature: the central character battles the forces of nature (ex.: caught in a rain storm w/ no umbrella, stalked by a wild animal)
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Man v/s Society
• The central character battles societal norms (ex.: a new student dressing differently than the other students, a person who won’t drink even though his friends are)
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Man v/s Man:
• The central character battles another character in the story (ex.: Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vadar, Tweety vs. Sylvester)
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Short Story Vocabulary
Point of view: The _______________ of the ______________ of the story and what the writer sees from that vantage point.
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Point of View
– First person- One of the characters is actually telling the story using the pronoun “__________”
– Third person- Centers on _____________ character’s thoughts and actions.
– Omniscient- ___________ knowing narrator. Can center on the thoughts any actions of _________ and _________ characters.
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Flashback
• The present scene in the story is interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in an ________________ time.
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Foreshadowing
• _____________ the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come.
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Irony
• A _____________ between expectation and reality.
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Irony
• Verbal Irony – _______________ one thing but meaning something completely different.– Calling a clumsy basketball player “Michael Jordan”
• Situational Irony – A contradiction between what we _______________ to happen and what really does happen
• Dramatic Irony – occurs when the ____________ knows something important that the characters in the story do not know.