Short Story 5

Short Story Basics

A Review

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An archetype is:

• A basic plot, character, symbol, or idea that recurs in the literature of many cultures

• A dynamic character that plays a major role in many different stories

• A tradition of passing down stories by word-of-mouth

• The main character of a work of literature

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A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Monologue

• Paradox

• Foil

• Dialogue

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a writer’s vivid description that help readers visualize.

• irony

• imagery

• hyperbole

• personification

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a word that describes words that represent sounds.

• setting

• onomatopeoia

• symbol

• genre

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an intentional reference to another literary work or piece of art that the reader should understand in order to make connections.

• climax

• allusion

• subplot

• hyperbole

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how the writer feels about his subject that comes through based upon the types of words chosen.

• tone

• symbol

• theme

• satire

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writing in which an inanimate object or an abstract idea is given human characteristics

• personification

• metaphor

• setting

• theme

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writing that compares to unlike things but does not use like or as

• metaphor

• alliteration

• resolution

• character development

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the arrangements of events in a story

• climax

• point of view

• plot

• narrative

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the perspective from which the story is told. Could be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.

• climax
• point of view
• description
• opinion

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writing that uses like or as to compare two unlike things

• simile
• personification
• compare/contrast
• alliteration

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Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.

• Setting
• Characterization
• Personalization
• Flashback

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The narrator is a character in the story and shares only his/her thoughts and feelings is an example of

• first person limited narrator
• third person limited
• third person omniscient narrator
• narrator

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When the narrator is a detached voice that is not a character within the story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character, this is an example of

• narrator
• first person limited narrator
• third person limited
• third person omniscient narrator

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When the narrator is a detached voiced that is not a character within the story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters, this is an example of

• first person limited narrator
• narrator
• third person limited
• third person omniscient narrator

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What is an example of an internal conflict?

• protagonist vs. society
• protagonist vs. fate
• protagonist vs. nature
• protagonist vs. self

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What does #5 represent in the Plot Triangle?

• resolution
• falling action
• exposition
• climax

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What does #4 represent in the Plot Triangle?

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action

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What does #3 represent in the Plot Triangle?

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

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What does #2 represent in the Plot Triangle?

• exposition
• climax
• rising action
• resolution

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What does #1 represent in the Plot Triangle?

• resolution
• falling action
• rising action
• exposition

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Introduces the characters and setting and sets the scene for the conflict

• solution
• conflict
• theme
• exposition

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A return to an earlier point in the story

• flashback
• foreshadowing
• problem
• antagonist

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The feeling in a story created by such things as setting, weather, colors, characterization, and symbols

• theme
• mood
• characters
• conflict

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When what happens in a story is the opposite of what one would expect to happen

• irony
• conflict
• plot
• climax

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Hints or clues about future events in a story 

• plot
• theme
• flashback
• foreshadowing

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The series of events that make up a story is the 

• conflict
• theme
• resolution
• plot

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The height of the conflict, drama, or action in a story

• conflict
• theme
• climax
• resolution

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The outcome of a story's conflict and plot

• resolution
• theme
• climax
• conflict

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The main idea of a story that can be expressed as a life lesson is the

• conflict
• antagonist
• theme
• climax

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The main problem the main character in a story faces is the

• conflict
• theme
• solution
• resolution

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Is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.

• antagonist

• the opposition

• protagonist

• the bad guy

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Is at the center of the story, makes the key decisions, and experiences the consequences of those decisions.

• Point of view

• antagonist

• MVP

• protagonist

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The audience knows something that the characters do not know.

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• drama

• verbal irony

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a person says one thing and means another (sarcasm)
Ex. "Sure, said Crooks. And a manure pile under the window. Sure, it's swell."

• situational irony
• dialogue
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony

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The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected

• irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• foreshadowing

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the author gives clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to them
Ex. "Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him. Come on in and set a while."

• direct characterization
• indirect characterization
• forward characterization
• round characterization

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the author directly tells the reader what the character is like
Ex. "He stepped short, quick steps, of a fat legged man."

• indirect characterization
• pointed characterization
• direct characterization
• straight characterization

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language or way of speech of a particular region of the country
Ex. "It wasn't no good to pet."

• dialogue
• characterization
• communication
• dialect