Flashcards

Short Story

edurfee English 16 cards

Cards in this deck (16)

1Plot DiagramExposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
2Types of conflictExternal: Person vs. Society, Person, Nature
Internal: Person vs. Person
3ExpostionMost of the background info is told
4Rising actionthe events leading to the climax
5climaxthe most exciting part of the book
6falling actionevents that lead to the end
7resolutionthe end
8Function of a settingatmosphere, to show a reader a different way of life, to make the action seem more real, to be the source of the conflict, to symoblize the idea
9Direct CharacterizationWhen the author shows the personality of a character with direct actions
10Indirect CharacterizationWhen the author gives hints on how a character's personality is.
11ThemeThe ending moral or take away from the story
12MoodThe atmosphere of the story
13Round CharacterA character with many characteristics.
14Flat CharacterSomeone who doesn't have many personalities. 1-2
15Dynamic CharacterWhen a character changes throughout the story because of conflict.
16Static CharacterA character who doesn't change much throughout the story