compilation of short story informations from history down to elements 97 - 2003 format

8. What parts make up a story?

10. Plot is what happens and how it happens in a narrative. A narrative is any work that tells a story, such as a short story, a novel, a drama, or a narrative poem.

12. Conflict Exposition Rising Action Climax (often called the “Turning Point) Falling Action Resolution

15. CONFLICT BASES Man vs. Man Physical Man vs. Himself Psychological Man vs. God Spiritual Man vs. Universe Intellectual Man vs. Society Moral/Social Man vs. Environment Intellectual Man vs. Nature Intellectual

17. Types of Characters Meaning Protagonist The Main Character Antagonist The Character or force in conflict with the Protagonist Major A character who plays a large role in the out come of the story Minor A character who plays a small role in the out come of the story

18. Ways Description Dynamic Grows and changes in some significant manner by the end of the story Static Changes a little or none through out the story Round Character shows many different traits, like faults and virtues. Flat We only know the character as one type of person – we only meet one side.

19. Others Round Flat

21. … And I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I’m a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice, which is how I got the name Squeaky. From “Raymond’s Run” by T. Bambara

22. The old man bowed to all of us in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Chaplin once did that in a picture, in a bank--he was the janitor. From “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” by J. Sedillo

29. “ Every man needs to feel allegiance to his native country, whether he always appreciates that country or not.” From “A Man Without a Country” by Edward Hale pg. 185 in Prentice Hall Literature book

30. In the objective point of view, the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue. The narrator never tells the reader anything about what the characters thinks or feels, and remains a detached observer of the story.

31. A.) Third Person Point – of – View a. Omniscient b. Objective c. Central Intelligence

32. The word omniscient is derived from Latin and consists of two parts: Omni- which simply means “all” or “everywhere” and scire which means “to know”. This word is often used to refer to God’s ability to know everything, even that which is hidden from humans. If you use this point of view of a short story, you take that elevated position of knowing everything. Therefore, when you tell the story, you even grant the reader access to the characters’ thoughts and other things that the characters cannot discern. You are not limited by your characters’ inabilities or lack of discernment.

33. To be objective means to be unbiased and unaffected by personal thoughts or opinions. Thus, in this point of view of a short story, the writer presents facts and events as they happen and does not concentrate on a character’s thoughts or opinions.

34. The story is told from the view of one character i.e. the main character. We see the setting through his eyes. We see and note the characters in the manner that he sees them. We feel his fears and anxieties. Indeed, we have full access to his thoughts, emotions and imaginations.

35. B.) First Person Point – of – View a. Interior Monologue b. Dramatic Dialogue

36. You as the author, concentrates on the character’s thoughts… As the name suggest, the character speaks all to herself. The story occurs all in her mind.

37. In this point of view of a short story, the character speaks to others. This is the most common type of first person point-of-view of a short story. It usually results in a simple style.

38. Not very common this, but it does sure make you feel part of the action!