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English 10 Literature Lesson #9 Mr. Rinka

English 10 Literature Lesson #9 Mr. Rinka. The Short Story Introduction. The Short Story. What is a short story Plot? What are key terms related to fiction?. Short Story. A fictional story with very few characters , usually one setting and involving the solution of only one problem.

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English 10 Literature Lesson #9 Mr. Rinka

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  1. English 10 Literature Lesson #9Mr. Rinka The Short Story Introduction

  2. The Short Story What is a short story Plot? What are key terms related to fiction?

  3. Short Story A fictional story with very few characters, usually one setting and involving the solution of only one problem.

  4. Plot Structure Climax ComplicationFalling Action Exposition Resolution

  5. Plot Structure Exposition

  6. Exposition The early part of a story that includes the setting, characters and the conflict.

  7. Plot Structure Complication Exposition

  8. Complication The major part of a story in which the conflict develops through the events Also called the Rising Action

  9. Plot Structure Climax Complication Exposition

  10. Climax The most exciting or tense part of the plot, the highest emotional point.

  11. Plot Structure Climax ComplicationFalling Action Exposition

  12. Falling Action Occurs after the climax when the action leads toward the solution.

  13. Plot Structure Climax ComplicationFalling Action Exposition Resolution

  14. Resolution All the problems or mysteries of the plot are unraveled and settled.

  15. Short Story Elements In order to read and study a short story correctly, we need to understand some of the basic elements of a short story.

  16. Setting The time and place in which a story, play, or narrative takes place. Ancient Greece was the setting for the playAntigone.

  17. Protagonist The main character in a story often called the “hero” Antigone, Oedipus’s daughter, is the protagonist in the play Antigone.

  18. Antagonist The character or force that blocks the protagonist. Can be another character, nature, society or even some quality within the protagonist. Creon is the Antagonist in the play Antigone.

  19. Conflict In literature, the problem that is created between the protagonist and antagonist. The solution of this problem makes up the story.

  20. Internal Conflict A conflict that takes place entirely within a character’s mind Man v Self

  21. External Conflict A conflict in which a character struggles against an outside force

  22. External Conflict Man v Man Antigone Man v Nature Man v Society

  23. Moral A lesson about life that a story teaches

  24. Moral The moral in the play Antigone is that Divine law takes precedence over man made law. To challenge this notion will only lead to tragedy.

  25. Point of View (POV) The perspective the narrator, storyteller, takes when telling the story.

  26. 1st Person POV The narrator is a character in the story who tells the story using the pronoun “I”

  27. 1st Person POV Example I looked out the window and saw that it was going to be a very bad day. The clouds were dark, and a storm was on the way. I wondered if I would be able to work.

  28. Omniscient POV The person telling the story knows everything that is going on in the story and can tell what everyone is thinking. Uses the pronouns “he” and “she”.

  29. Omniscient POV Example Joe was worried about his job. Marie was thinking about her sick child. The two could barely speak to each other because of the fight they had had the night before.

  30. Omniscient POV Example Joe thought that Marie did not understand how important his work was. Marie, on the other hand, did not want Joe leaving for fear that the baby would need to go to the hospital.

  31. 3rd Person Limited POV The narrator is outside the story and tells the story from the vantage point of only one character. Uses the pronoun “he” or “she”.

  32. 3rd Person Limited POV Example Joe was worried about his job. He looked at his wife and couldn’t understand why she did not understand. Sure the baby was sick, but she could handle it, and he had to get to work or they would not have any money at the end of the week.

  33. Allusion Reference to a statement, person, place, or event from history, literature, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture

  34. Allusion Example Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sat immovably at the table and read nothing but the Gospel. “The Bet” by Anton Chekov

  35. Characterization A description of the physical, mental, emotional and behavioral qualities of a person in a literary work.

  36. Characterization The banker, who was younger and more nervous in those days, was suddenly carried away by excitement; “The Bet” by Anton Chekov

  37. Direct Characterization The writer describes the physical, emotional and mental qualities directly to the reader.

  38. Direct Characterization His face was yellow with an earthy tint in it, his cheeks were hollow, his back long and narrow, and the hand on which his shaggy head was propped was so thin and delicate that it was dreadful to look at it. “The Bet” by Anton Chekov

  39. Indirect Characterization The reader has to use his own judgment to decide what a character is like based on the evidence that the writer gives.

  40. Indirect Characterization he struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man:  "It's not true! I'll bet you two million you wouldn't stay in solitary confinement for five years."  “The Bet” by Anton Chekov

  41. Static Character A character who does not change much in the course of a story

  42. Static Character Example In Antigone, Teiresias is a static character who does not change in the play nor does he change from play to play. http://huinee1787.blogspot.com/2009/02/teiresias-tiresias.html

  43. Dynamic Character A Character who changes as a result of the events of a story.

  44. Dynamic Character Example In Antigone, Haemon was a dynamic character who changed from the obedient son to one who went against his father’s (Creon’s) wishes.

  45. Flat Character A character who has only one or two traits that can be described in a few words.

  46. Flat Character Example In Antigone, Eurydice, Creon’s wife was a flat character about whom we knew very little.

  47. Round Character A character who has many different traits that may even contradict one another.

  48. Round Character Example In Antigone, Antigone was a very complex figure about whom we knew a great deal. http://www.auburnschools.org/ahs/kmock/English%2010/English%2010%20Main%20Page.htm

  49. Epiphany The moment of awakening or realization for a character.

  50. Epiphany Example In Antigone, Creon has an epiphany after he talks with Teiresias and learns of the god’s disfavor with his actions.

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