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The Short StoryThe Short Story
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Plot: Plot:
Internal Conflict:Internal Conflict:
External Conflict:External Conflict:
Climax: Climax:
What happens in a story
The conflicts that happen within a character’s mind (ex: fear)
The conflicts that a character facesthat are physical (ex: a storm, illness)
The point in a story where the excitement is at its peak. Occurs in the last third of a story.
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Resolution: Resolution:
Setting:Setting:
Motivation:Motivation:
Theme: Theme:
The end of the story, the conflicts are resolved
Where and when the story takes place
The forces that cause a character to take action
The meaning or message of a story. (ex: Greed brings out the worst in people)
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Mood: Mood:
Purpose:Purpose:
The atmosphere or emotional tone of a story
The reason for why an author writes (to persuade, to inform, to entertain…)
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
First person First person Narrator: Narrator:
Second person Second person Narrator:Narrator:
Third person, Third person, objective: objective:
The narrator calls themselves “I” and we get an intimate understanding from within their head.
Uses “you.” Not used often in stories,it leaves a foreboding feeling.
Uses “he”, “she”, or “it.” Told from the perspective of a fly on the wall. No one’s thoughts are understood.
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story Third person, Third person,
subjective: subjective:
- - Limited:- - Limited:
- - Omniscient:- - Omniscient:
Unreliable Unreliable Narrator: Narrator:
“He”, “she”, “it.” But this time we can read the thoughts of at least one character.
The narrator conveys the thoughts of just one character.
The narrator conveys the thoughts of numerous or all characters.
A narrator who either is not “in the know” or is deceiving the reader
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Science Fiction Poem GuidelinesScience Fiction Poem Guidelines
Takes place at least 50 years in the future. Takes place at least 50 years in the future. How you perceive the future is up to you! How you perceive the future is up to you!
16 lines minimum16 lines minimum Final draft will be on blank paper, NEAT Final draft will be on blank paper, NEAT
(typed or handwritten), and have some (typed or handwritten), and have some sort of illustration (clipart or by hand)sort of illustration (clipart or by hand)
Bonus points can be earned for rhyming or Bonus points can be earned for rhyming or extra effort on the final versionextra effort on the final version
DUE MONDAYDUE MONDAY
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Symbol(ism): Symbol(ism):
Allegory:Allegory:
Inference: Inference:
When a literary element represents something else, often a well-known representation (ie: roses = love )
A narrative story in which characters and settings have a double meaning as an abstractidea or moral lesson
The process of coming to a conclusion, not stated outright, just based on information learned.
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Situational Situational Irony: Irony:
Dramatic Dramatic Irony:Irony:
Verbal Irony: Verbal Irony:
Something happens that is the opposite of what is expected (ex: to avoid a wet dog splashing him, a guy trips into a pond)
The audience is aware of information that characters in the story are unaware of (ex: Romeo does not know that Juliet is pretending to be dead)
You mean the opposite of what you say (ex: “well aren’t you clever”)
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Elements of the Short StoryElements of the Short Story
Ambiguous: Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation, has a double meaning.