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Short Story Elements
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- 1expositionbackground info
setting
characters
conflicts - 2rising actionmain events that lead to the climax
- 3climaxturning point in story
- 4falling actionevents that lead us to the end
- 5resolutionoutcome of the conflict
end of the story - 6internalcharacter vs. self
- 7externalcharacter vs. character
character vs. nature - 8dynamicchanges as a result of learning from a conflict
changes in views or personality - 9staticstays the same
no change when involved in a conflict - 10roundhas many traits
different qualities
complex (complicated)
harder to figure to out
usually the main character - 11flat1-2 traits
no depth
describe this character in a few words - 12moodfeeling
- 13atmospherefeeling connected to a specific place
- 14show reader different way of lifetime period
country - 15make action feel more realhelp us picture the action
- 16source of conflict or struggleplace can be dangerous
- 17symbolize an ideaplace has a meaning
contributes to conflict - 18conflcitstruggle between opposing forces in a story or play
usually resolved by end
may occur within a character ot against two - 19person vs. personantagonist vs. protaganist
- 20person vs. selfprotagonist struggling against his/herself
- 21person vs. natureprotagonist against the natural elements
- 22person vs. societyprotagonist against a community of people and/or beliefs
- 23themelesson learned
main subject that is being discussed - 24characterizationprocess by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
- 25direct characterizationtells the audience what the personality of the character is
- 26indirect characterizationshows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization:
speech
thoughts
effect
actions
looks
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- Flashcards on Short Story Elements, created by wkaplan on 16/10/2013.
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