Short Story Unit

Who is the author of the “The Pedestrian”

Ray Bradbury

Who is the author of the “The Story of an Hour”

Kate Chopin 

Who is the author of the “To Build a Fire”

Jack London

Who is the author of the “The Lottery”

Shurley Jackson

Who is the author of the “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Edgar Allan Poe

What are the elements of the plot?

 exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

 What is direct characterization?

When the author tells the reader about the character

 What is indirect characterization?

describes a character's thoughts, dialogue, actions, and speech 

What is symbolism?

An idea that represents other things 

EX: the black dot, the lottery(The lottery)

What is foreshadowing?

To give a hint of what's coming later in the story

What is a stock character?

Someone who is instantly recognizable

\-evil stepmother

 What is a sympathetic character?

one who evokes feeling of sympathy from the reader

 What is setting?

Time, place, and environment in which the story occurs

EX:  June 27th, before the harvest, farm town(the lottery)

What are the types of conflict?

* Character vs character
* Character vs Society
* Character vs nature 
* Character vs self
* Character vs technology

What is theme?

The main idea or underlying Meaning in a  story

What is tone?

The mood implied by the author's words

 What is mood?

The emotion the author strives to evoke

What is dramatic irony?

when the audience knows something the character doesn't

 What is situational irony?

when the outcome is different than expected

 What is verbal irony?

 when the speaker says one thing but means another

-sarcasm

What is hubris?

Excessive Pride

What are the types of indirect characterization?

Speech, effect, thoughts, looks, and actions

What is the character conflict in “The Pedestrian”?

Man vs technology 

Man vs Society

What is the character conflict in “The Story of an Hour”

Man vs self

What is the character conflict in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

Man Vs Man

Is the character conflict in “To Build a Fire”

 Man vs nature

Man vs self

What is the setting of “to build a fire”?

the Yukon Territory, Canada 

What is the tone of “The Tell-Tale Heart”

 paranoia, worry, Tension