Short Story

Round character

Fully developed, has many different character traits

Characterization

How the author develops the characters, especially the main character

Imagery and sensory details

Imagery - and author uses figurative language to present objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses Three details - words or phrases which appealed to one or more of humans five senses.

Protagonist

Main character in a fictional work, most significant character, usually changes and grows because of experience in the story, hero or heroine

Antagonist

Major character who opposes the protagonist, normally of the antagonist does not change, often the villain, types of antagonist, people, nature, society

Dramatic irony

Occurs when the reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know

Situational irony

Occurs when there is a contrast between what would seem to be appropriate and what really happens or when there is a contradiction between what we expect to happen" really takes place

Verbal irony

Occurs when writer says one thing, but really mean something completely different

Plot

Series of related events and elements which make up a story. 1) exposition/introduction - introducer characters, the setting, and conflicts 2) rising action - consists of a series of complications 3) climax - the turning point in the story: the high point of interest in suspense 4) falling action - all events following the climax or turning point in the story; events are a result of the action taken at the climax 5) resolution/denoutment - a conclusion; the end of the central conflict - it shows how the situation turns out and often ties up loose ends

Flat character

Stereotyped, one-dimensional, few traits

Dynamic character

Changes as a result of the stories events

Conflict

A struggle between two opposing forces. Types: internal - takes place in characters own mind External - a character struggles against an outside force

Symbolism

An object, person, or event that stands for something more than itself

Flashback

And earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the sequence of events so I: it interrupts the present action of the plot and is often presented as a memory of the narrator or of another character

Direct characterization

Author directly states what the characters personality is

Indirect characterization

Author shows the characters personality through his or her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other characters observations or reaction

Foil character

Character who provides a contrast to another character

Foreshadowing

Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come; often used by an author to build suspense

Irony

Contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality - between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected to happen and what really does happen, or between what appears to be true and what is really true

Static character

Does not change

Short story

Short story is a brief work of fiction (not true) where the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story

Theme

The central message or insight into life revealed in a literary work

Point of view

The person who is telling the story. First person - the narrator is a character in the story and uses I or me when telling the story. Second person - the narrator brings you, the reader, into the story during the narration Third person limited - the narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels, and observes, and uses he, today, she, etc. Third person omniscient - the narrator sees into the minds of more than one character when she's telling the story - uses he, she, day, etc. Third person objective - narrator simply tells what happens without implying anything Unreliable narrator - character who's telling of the story is not completely accurate or reliable due to problems with the characters mental state or maturity