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Plot Review & Into to Symbolism

Plot Review & Into to Symbolism. Short Stories. Plot Review. Exposition Character Dynamic Static Protagonist Antagonist Flat Round. Exposition (continued) Conflict Internal External v. nature v. man. Exposition (continued) Setting Mood. Rising Action

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Plot Review & Into to Symbolism

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  1. Plot Review & Into to Symbolism Short Stories

  2. Plot Review • Exposition Character Dynamic Static Protagonist Antagonist Flat Round

  3. Exposition (continued) Conflict Internal External v. nature v. man

  4. Exposition (continued) Setting Mood

  5. Rising Action Suspense …the state or feeling of anxiousness about what may happen …uncertainty

  6. Climax …the apex …the culmination of important events

  7. Falling Action • Dénouement/Resolution …the conflict has been solved/overcome …the conflict ceases to exist

  8. Intro to Symbolism • Definition: The practice of representing things to add more meaning and value to all parts of plot development. Or, simply: “One thing stands for something else.”

  9. Intro to Symbolism • Colors! RED Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate

  10. “The Scarlet Ibis” “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst (p. 257) • Cotton farm, deep South between 1912-1918, the year WWI ended. • A scarlet ibis is tropical bird with bright red feathers, lives in swamps of northern South America (rarely seen in FL, TX, and LA)

  11. “The Scarlet Ibis” 5 vocabulary words • Careen (v)- to tilt or sway while moving • Serene (adj)- calm and peaceful • Infallibility (n)- the state of being incapable of making an error • Blighted (adj)- damaged or spoiled • Reiterate (v)- to say or do again; repeat

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