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Unit 1:Short Story Unit

Introduction

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Literary TermsSlide2

Short Story Literary Terms

short story

plot

conflict

characters

setting

characterization

antagonist

protagonist

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ymbol

theme

irony

point-of-view

tone

mood

imagery

dialogue

dynamic character

foreshadowing

static character

diction

flat character

round characterSlide3

What is a Short Story?

A

short story

is a brief work of fiction meant to be read in one sitting.

It is a work of fiction created from the writer’s imagination and personal vision.

Due to the length of a story (usually between 500 and 10,000 words), it must be crafted in a concise, compact manner that accomplishes its purpose in relatively few words.Slide4

Plot

A story’s

plot

is its series of related events.

Throughout the course of a story’s plot, events unfold, build to a climax (or high point), and are then brought to a conclusion.Slide5

What are some of the key elements of a short story?

Some of the key elements of a short story are:

Plot

Conflict

Characters

Setting

Symbols

, and

ThemeSlide6

The plot consists of:

The

exposition

The

rising action The climaxThe

falling action And

The

resolution

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CONFLICT

There are two main types of conflict in literature:

An

external conflict

is a struggle with an outside force:

Man v. Man

Man v. Society

Man v. Nature

An

internal conflict

is a struggle within the mind of one character.

A struggle between opposing forces.Slide8

External Conflict!Man v. ManSlide9

External Conflict!Man v. NatureSlide10

Internal ConflictMan v. SelfSlide11

Characters

The

characters

in a story are the personalities who participate in the action

Usually, story characters are human beings, but they can also be animals or even objects.Slide12

Characterization

The act of creating and developing a character.

Writers use these methods of

characterization

to tell readers about characters:

Providing descriptions of what characters look like.

Describing characters’ words and actions

Showing characters interaction with one another

Sharing characters’ thoughts and feelings.Slide13

Setting

The setting of a story is the time and place of the action.Slide14
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Protagonist & Antagonist

Protagonist

Antagonist

The

protagonist

is the main character in a literary work.

(The protagonist is not necessarily a good guy, but simply the main character.)

The

antagonist

is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.

(The protagonist is not necessary a bad guy, but simply in conflict with the main character, the protagonist)Slide16

Symbol

For example, a flag is a piece of cloth, but it also represents the idea of a country.

(The American Flag also represents a sense of freedom.)

A symbol is anything that stands for something else.Slide17

Theme

A

theme

is a central message or insight into life that the author is trying to convey.

Examples of Themes:

You reap what you sow.

Being kind to others pays off in the end.

The grass is not always greener on the other side.

Be grateful for what you have.

Never judge a book by it’s cover.Slide18

Irony

Irony

is the difference between appearance and reality, or expectation and result.

There are 3 types of irony:

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Verbal Irony

– when words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.

Situational Irony

– an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience.

Dramatic Irony

– there is a contradiction between what the character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true.Slide19

Point of View (POV)

Point of view

is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.

1

st

person point of view – narrator is part of the story and uses the pronoun “I”.

3rd

person point of view – the narrator is not a part of the story and uses the pronouns “he”, “she

”, “they,” etc.Slide20

Tone

The tone of a literary work is the writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject.

The tone can often be described by a single adjective, such as formal or informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic, etc.Slide21

Mood

Mood, is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

Often the mood can be described in a single word, such as lighthearted, frightening, eerie, or despairing.Slide22

Imagery

Imagery is the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.

These pictures, or images, are created by details of:

sight

sound

taste

touch

smellSlide23

Dialogue

A

dialogue

is a conversation between characters that may reveal their traits and advance the action of a narrative.Slide24

Diction

Diction

is your choice and arrangement of words.

Diction is influenced by audience, purpose, and occasion.

Your diction may be casual, formal, technical, simple, or complex.

Examples:

Formal Diction

“To my horror, I realized that I had absentmindedly mailed the urgent letter without a stamp.”

Casual Diction

Oops, I must have goofed and forgotten to put a stamp on that!Slide25

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing

is the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that will happen later in the story.