Term
|
Definition
| The lesson, moral or general truth the author wishes to express |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The time, the place, and the atmosphere |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Usually only three or four who are revealed by quick methods and generally remain static throughout the plot, rather than being developed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Depends on conflict, of which there are four kinds: man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, and man vs. society.
Consists of four stages: brief introduction, rising action, climax, and brief conclusion. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Keeping information from the reader, make them anticipate.
ex. not knowing whether Rainsford will live or die in MDG |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Somthing happens that you wouldn't expect to happen.
ex. the necklace turns out to be false in The Necklace |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An amusing or nonsensical situation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Difference between one charecter, situation, etc. and another.
ex. the polished atmosphere of the ball vs. the mediocrity of the rest of the story. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Hinting at something yet to come.
Such as Whitney telling Rainsford that animals have feelings in MDG |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
A word can be meant two ways.
ex. "game" can mean a game that you play or game that you hunt in The Most Dangerous Game. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-American
-Considered to be the revitalizer of the short story in the U.S.
-Has been called minimalist
-Uses sparse and realistic fiction
-wrote Cathedral |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-French
-Considered to be the greatest French short story author
-One of the fathers of the modern short story
-Wrote more than 300 short stories
-Stories marked by range of expression and clever plot twists
-Wrote The Necklace |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-American
-Author and journalist
-Best known for Most Dangerous Game |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-American
-Novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, poet
-Leading writer of science fiction
-There Will Come Soft Rains was in the collection Martian Chronicles in 1950
-Won many awards
-Helped plan EPCOT and Disneyworld
-Currently lives in California and is still writing and lecturing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-Real name was William Sydney Porter
-imprisoned for embezzlement
-Stories famous for surprise endings
-Wrote The Last Leaf |
|
|
Term
| Charecters of The Necklace |
|
Definition
| Mme. Loisel, M. Loisel, Mme. Forestier |
|
|
Term
| Charecters of The Most Dangerous Game |
|
Definition
| Rainsford, General Zamaroff, Whitney |
|
|
Term
| Charecters of The Last Leaf |
|
Definition
| Johnsy, Sue, Doctor, Behrman |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Date of There Will Come Soft Rains |
|
Definition
|
|
