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Short Story Unit
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40
English
9th Grade
09/10/2012

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Cards

Term
The Scarlet Ibis
Definition
James Hurst
Term
Hop Frog
Definition
Edgar Allan Poe
Term
The Most Dangerous Game
Definition
Richard Connell
Term
The Trial for Murder
Definition
Charles Dickens
Term
A Pair of Silk Stockings
Definition
Kate Chopin
Term

Hop Frog


What does the king seem to only live for?

Definition
Joking
Term

Hop Frog


What does the king force hop frog to do?

Definition
Drink alcohol
Term

Hop Frog

What does the king do to Tripetta when she begs him to spare Hop Frog?

Definition
He greatly hurts her by pushing her down.
Term

Hop Frog

What is Hop Frog's last jest?

Definition
He set the king & his friends on fire & escaped while they burned to death.
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

 

What does Doodle call his brother?

Definition
Brother
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

What does Doodle do right after the ibis dies?

Definition
He runs over to it & decides to bury it.
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

What surprise do the narrator & Doodle present to the family on Doodles 8th birthday?

Definition
Doodle can walk.
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

At the end of the novel, why were Doodle & his bro running home?

Definition
There was a big storm coming.
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

How does Doodle's brother know he is dead?

Definition
Doodle is covered in blood & won't respond.
Term

The Scarlet Ibis

Describe the setting.

Definition
  • Between summer & fall
  • Leaves dying & falling off trees
  • Last graveyard flowers were blooming

The setting is kind of lonely & sad which doreshadows the saddness to come.

 

Term
Setting
Definition
The time & place of the stories action.
Term
Protagnist
Definition

The Main Character

(not always the good guy)

Term
Anatagonist
Definition

Character in conflict with the main character

(can have 1, more than 1, or 0)

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1st Person
Definition
Narrator is a character in the story, reffered to as "I"
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3rd Person Limited
Definition
The narrator reveals the thoughts of 1 character in the story. Sometimes no thoughts are revealed.
Term
3rd Person Omniscient
Definition
The narrator knows everything about the story's events & reveals the thoughts of all characters.
Term

Theme
Definition
The central idea or message of the story, often a perception about life or human nature.
Term
Plot
Definition
The sequence of events into a story. Each event causes leads to the next & creates conflict.
Term
Conflict
Definition
The struggle between oposing forces.
Term
Types of Conflict
Definition

Internal

Person vs. Self

External

Term
Expostion
Definition
Introduces characters, setting, & conlict
Term
Rising Action
Definition
Occurs as complication & twists of the conflict occur
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Climax
Definition
Emotional high
Term
Falling action
Definition
logical result of climax
Term
Resolution
Definition
The final outcome of the story
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Symbol
Definition
An object, scene, or action that has deeper signifigance.
Term
Allusion
Definition
A reference to another work of literature or famous figure or event.
Term
Direct Characterization
Definition
The author tells the reader exactly what the character is like.
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Indirect Characterization
Definition
The reader must determine what the character is like through what it is written about his actions & dialog.
Term
Flat Character
Definition
  • Static
  • They don't change
  • Necessary to support the main character
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Round character
Definition
  • Complex
  • Undergoes change throughout the story
Term
Stock character
Definition
  • Standard or stereotypical characters that appear in many written works
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Verbal Irony
Definition
A person says one thing but means another
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
When the reader knows something a character doesn't know
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Situational Irony
Definition
Outcome of event is the opposite of expected
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