Semester Exam

Pre ap Language Arts with Ratliff at Paintsville High School

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Characteristics of a Short Story

-Short enough to be read in one sitting

-No subplots

-exact number of characters

-one central theme and mood

-ends immediately after the climax

theme

a universal statement that reveals some type of truth about life

narrative techniques

devices and author uses to tell his or her story

monologue

prolonged speech made by a single character

interior monologue

inner thoughts

dialogue

conversations between two or more characters

flashback

an event that interupts the present action to show something that happened in the past

point of view

vantage point from which the story is told

direct characterization

the author tells you what a character is like

indirect characterization

the author shows you what a character is like

style

an authors characteristic way of writing

the ways an author shows his style

1. subject matter

2. genre

3. diction; word choice-dialect, jargon, slang

4. certain literary elements-types of figurative language, irony, simile, symbols, etc.

plot

sequence of events

conflict

struggle or problem

internal conflict

man v. self

external conflict

man v. nature, man v. man, or man v. society

protagonist

central character in conflict

antagonist

any force against the protagonist

exposition

introduces characters, conflict, and setting

narrative hook

grabs the readers attention by raising a question.

rising action

complications that hold our attention

suspense elements

1. mystery

2. dilema

3. foreshadowing

4. imagery

5. suprise

mystery

unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an explanation

dilema

a character has two choices and neither is desirable

foreshadowing

a hint of something to happen at a later time

imagery

atmosphere

surprise

the unexpected happens

climax

the highest point

falling action

any event after the climax

Resolution

the final out come

denowment

4 ways to indirectly present a character

-actions

-physical description

-the characters comments, feelings and thoughts

-other characters comments, feelings, and thoughts

three principles of good characterization

-must be motivated to act

-characters must be consistent

-they must be plausible or believable

flat character

has 1 or 2 characteristics that can be summed up in one sentence

round character

many sided/complex

static character

stays the same

dynamic character

undergoes a permanent change in behavior, attitude, or belief.

setting

time and place in which the action occurs

natural environment

natural

artificial environment

man made

functions of setting

1. It creates mood and atmosphere

2. It can symbolize character events

3. It can foreshadow events

4. Affects plot development

Archetype

reoccurring symbol in literature

ex. a thunderstorm

3 types of figurative language

similie

metaphor

personification

simile

comparison of two things using like or as

metaphor

comparison of 2 things

personification

giving human like traits to something that is not human

3 types of irony

situational

verbal

dramatic

situational irony

something happens we don't expect

verbal irony

something is said that isn't meant

dramatic irony

when we know something the character does not

omniscient (third person)

god like- an outside observer who knows all, sees all, and tells all.

Least biased

Limited 3rd

an outside observer who tells the story from the viewpoint of one character

First person

"I"-narrator disappears into a character & tells the story

most biased

objective

Narrator is like a video camera...they only record what they see or hear

usually seen in drama

least flexible

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