Short Story Terms--study for exam

Short Story/Literary Fiction Terms

Plot
In medias res
Flashback
Exposition
Rising Action
Conflict
Foreshadowing
Protagonist
Hero/Heroine
Antagonist
Climax
Resolution (a.k.a. denouement)
Characterization
“Showing”  Dramatic Characterization
“Telling”  Narrative Characterization
Motivation
Plausible Characterization
Consistent Characterization
Absurdist literature
Antihero
Dynamic character
Static character
Foil
Flat character
Stock character
Round character
Setting
Point of view
Narrator
Omniscient narrator
Editorial narrator
Neutral narrator
Limited omniscient narrator
Stream-of-consciousness technique
Objective point of view
First-person narrator
Unreliable narrator
Naïve narrator
Symbol
Conventional symbol
Literary symbol
Allegory
Theme
Style
Diction
Tone
Irony
Verbal irony
Sarcasm
Situational irony
Dramatic irony

SS in-depth study

In-Depth Author Study

 

 

Objectives:

·       Observe style and common use of elements in an author's works

·       Use research strategies to gather information

·       Correctly document sources in MLA style

·       Develop a group presentation on the selected author and his/her writing

 

The Assignment:

·       Read three stories written by a chosen author

·       Complete a formal reading journal for one of the stories

·       Write a one-page, typed, thoughtful, formal response for each of the other two

·       Research the author’s biographical information

·       Read several articles of professional criticism

·       Write a one-page summary and response of your criticism

·       Correctly document research sources with an MLA works cited page

·       Present information as a group, informing the class of the author info and

         sharing summaries of the stories and analysis of the author as a whole

 

Author Choices:

Rank your top four choices for authors.  Keep in mind that the idea is to expand your literary horizons.  

 

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Flannery O’Conner

Alice Munro

James Joyce

Mark Twain

Henry James