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Short story definition | read one sitting/fiction/under 10,000 words/oldest form |
Character Description 4 ways | what character says/what's said by others/actions/how character is described |
plot | what happens in a story |
comedy | character overcomes conflict |
tragedy | Conflict beats character |
plots have 3 things | conflict/obstacles/resolution |
conflict - define | problem in story |
4 types of conflict | man vs. man/society/himself/self |
climax | high point of story |
setting | where story takes place/year/month, etc. |
mood | how story makes you feel |
tone | what the author intends for his story/feeling |
author creates tone in 3 ways | action/details they choose/style |
point of view | how the story is told |
1st person viewpoint | uses "I" only get one perspective |
3rd person omniscient viewpoint | "all knowing" you see everyone's thoughts/feelings |
limited omniscient viewpoint | still uses "he" "she"/outside narrator/only get 1 person's thoughts |
suspense | anxiety/tension created |
foreshadowing | hint of what is to come/creats suspense |
theme | abstract - main idea of story hate/revenge |
symbol - symbolism | something represents something/stands for |
protagonist | good guy - can be elements also |
antagonist | bad guy |
flashback | entire story shifts back in time/new setting |
7 elements of short story | plot/setting/characterization/mood/tone/conflict/pt. of view |