Short Story Test-Schlangen

First Person: Only one character tells the story. The narrator speaks as "__"

I

Conflict between two characters is Man vs. ____.

Man

Atmosphere: The general ____ or feeling established in a work of literature. Also referred to as "mood".

Mood

Conflict between man and nature is Man vs. ________.

Nature

Verisimilitude: Setting can give the short story a kind of _______ or ___________. We call this verisimilitude, which means "the appearance of being true to _____"

Truth, believably, life

The writer or speaker says on thing and means something entirely different is what type of irony?

Verbal Irony

Omniscient: The "_____ _________" point of view. The storyteller is ________ of the story's action altogether. This narrator may tell what ____ or _____ of the characters are thinking. The reader can see the thoughts of more than one character.

All knowing, outside, all, some

Tone-The ________ a writer takes toward the reader, a ________, or a character. Tone is conveyed through the writer's choice of _______ and details.

Attitude, subject, words

Exposition: Gives __________ information on such things as _________ and _________.

Background, character, setting

Foreshadowing: The use of _____ to hint at important plot developments that are to _______ in a story or drama.

Clues, follow

Falling Action: This wraps up the story. There is a final unraveling of the ____________.

Complications

Rising Action: A series of __________ arise. Here we learn the _______.

Complications, conflict

A moral is a rule of ______.

Conduct

Climax: The ________ is solved. This is the point of greatest _________ intensity when we will finally know what will happen to the _________ and their conflicts.

Conflict, emotional, characters

Irony: A ________ between what is stated and what is actually meant, or between what is ___________ to happen and what actually does happen.

Contrast, expected

The reader or audience knows something that a character in the story or play doesn't know is what type of irony?

Dramatic Irony

Theme should _______ the whole story, not just parts of it.

Explain

T/F? If you see the word he/she in a story, it can't be First Person p.o.v.

False

Genre-Various types of short stories, novels, plays, movies, etc. which people recognize by their _________ narrative conventions.

Familiar

Short Story-a __________ narrative written in ________, which is shorter than a novel. Because of its shortness, the story often limits itself to ___ main event and the development of one ___________ or a single aspect of a character.

Fictional, prose, one, character

Theme: The main _____ the author is trying to express about _____ or human nature. Theme reveals the writer's _________ _________ toward the world.

Idea, life, personal attitude

Flashback: A scene in a story or play that ____________ the present action to tell about events that happened at an _________ time.

Interrupts, earlier

Fiction-any work of literature that includes material that is _________ or _______ that isn't a record of things as they _________ ____________. In literature the term usually refers to the ________ or the ______ _________. Much fiction is based on actual personal experience, but it almost always involves invented ______________, actions, or __________.

Invented, imaged, actually happened, novel, short story, characters, settings

Symbolism: Something in a literary work which ___________ its own meaning while at the same time ______ for something broader than itself is a symbol. Common symbols: A rose often stands for love.

Maintains, standing

Can theme be one word?

No

Is Theme a moral?

No

Point of View: The vantage point form which the story is told. The three most frequently used points of view are, __________, _________ _______ Person, and __________ Person.

Omniscient, Limited Third, First

Limited Third Person: Writer tells the story from the vantage point of ____ character in the story. The reader can see the thoughts of only ____ character. The reader doesn't know what other characters think/feel unless the character speaks his/her thoughts and feelings. __/___ is often used in the story instead of "I"

One, one, he, she

To determine theme, you should ask how the _________ has changed during the story's events.

Protagonist

Satire: Mocks or ________ the _________ of individuals, groups, institutions, or society as a whole.

Ridicules, stupidity

Conflict within a character's own mind is Man vs. ______.

Self

The writer shows a discrepancy between the expected result of some action or situation and its actual result is what type of irony?

Situational Irony

Conflict between man and society is Man vs. ________.

Society

Resolution: Here, we see the characters go on with their lives after the conflict has been ________. This portion is usually very ______.

Solved, brief

Conflict: A _______ between two ________ forces in a piece of literature. Conflict may take many forms and may be ________ or __________.

Struggle, opposing, internal, external

To determine theme, you should think about the overall _______ of the story. Then ask yourself what the ______ wants you to discover about that subject.

Subject, author

Conflict between a character and the supernatural is Man vs. _________.

Supernatural

Setting: The _____ and _____ in which the events of a literary work take place. Setting can be very important in establishing _____________.

Time, place, atmosphere

Realistic Fiction is a fictitious spin on a real life event. Think of the movie "_______". This was an actual event that happened. However, we know that the main characters from this movie never existed. The overall _____ is based on a real event, but the story itself is ________.

Titanic, plot, fiction

To determine theme, you should consider the _____, often it will hint at the meaning.

Title

Satire is usually gentle and ________ or bitter and even ______.

amusing, vicious