short story

protagonoist

'usally'

what is a short story

a brief, imaginative narrative containing few characters, simple plot , conflict and suspense which leads to a climax and a swift conclusion.

what is a narrative twist

a surprise ending

what is foereshadowing

a technique for hinting at events that may occur later in the plot

characters

any personalities who revolved in the plot of the story people, animals fantisy character

what is a plot

chain of events in a story. consists of 6 main ingredients

what does the rising action include

foreshadowing flashback conflict suspence

rising action

incidents which carry the plot along.

what are the 2 types of conflict

internal and external.

6 main ingredients of a short story

intro/exposition inciting incident rising action climax falling action resolution

external conflict

person vs. person person vs. society person vs. the environment person vs. fate person vs. technology person vs. supernatural

internal conflict

person vs. self

what are the 4 elements of the short storty

plot, setting, character, theme

what is the narritatve

question or statement that grabs the readers attention

what does the intro. introduce the reader to

setting basic situation characters involved narrative hook

mood

the authors emotional attitude towards the subject matter(i.e. excitement, nostalgia.) NOT the mood of the characters

what is the falling action

the character completes the action of his or her decision

what is suspence

the feeling of excitement and curiosity that keeps the reader turning the pages,central my mocking the readers wonder how the conflict will be resolved

atmosphere

the feeling that the setting evokes(i.e. mysterious happy, eerie)

what is the resolution

the final workings of a stories conflict. All of those loose ends are tied up usually. Narrative twist

Inciting incident

the first action in the story that sets the story in motion (gets the ball rolling)

Climax

the highest point of interest in the story when the characters solves his or hers struggles. the point of highest emotion. SUBJECTIVE( there may be different answers so you must prove your choices.)

what is a flashback

the insertion of an earlier event info the time order of a narritave

what is a setting

the time(time of day, season, present, past, future) and the location country, planet, town, buildings, PLUS a description of the surroundings) where the action occurs. Helps to create the mood and atmosphere of the text.

conflict

what prevents the main character from getting what he or she wants. Driven by the climax and it is THE MOST IMP. FEATURE OF THE STORY