Download The Short Story | ENGL 253 - The Short Story and more Quizzes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 protagonist DEFINITION 1 main character who sets the plot in motion TERM 2 antagonist DEFINITION 2 the character of force that blocks the protagonist TERM 3 Plot DEFINITION 3 What happens in the story. TERM 4 setting DEFINITION 4 Where and when the story takaes place TERM 5 Atmosphere DEFINITION 5 The Mood or tone of the story TERM 6 Character DEFINITION 6 The people in the story TERM 7 Point of View DEFINITION 7 Who is telling the story? TERM 8 Conflict DEFINITION 8 A struggle between opposing forces. TERM 9 Theme DEFINITION 9 The controlling idea or central insight orthe central idea or insight of a work of literature; most are implied rather than directly stated TERM 10 Exposition DEFINITION 10 The start of the story TERM 21 Symbol DEFINITION 21 a person place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself TERM 22 Tone DEFINITION 22 attitude a writer takes toward the reading, a subject, or a character; conveyed through the writers choice of words and details TERM 23 Figurative Language DEFINITION 23 language that is not meant to be interpreted literally; ex: simile, metaphor, personification, etc. TERM 24 Classical 3 purposes of literature DEFINITION 24 to teachto pleaseand to move. TERM 25 modernist and recent critics of stories have shifted focus to DEFINITION 25 Explaining formal properties of storiesreporting personal expressions of experience,if not sometimes undermining the conventions of storiesor even rejecting the tradition which promotes a traditional formation of character or community TERM 26 Fables aim therefore to build the moral imagination of readers. This purpose, therefore has four possible aspects: DEFINITION 26 Moral Political Rhetorical Practical TERM 27 Caricature DEFINITION 27 An exaggerated picture TERM 28 Aesop's Fable teaches a certain core of values that are: DEFINITION 28 truthfulness friendshipwariness being true to yourselfthe danger of lies and power serving appetites the need to solve (or avoid) problems practically politically or creatively, etc.. TERM 29 Fables are DEFINITION 29 a basic form of literature combingstory elements and insight into life TERM 30 The 3 purpose of Art DEFINITION 30 To PleaseTo TeachTo Change TERM 31 The 3 aspect of Art DEFINITION 31 ImaginationRhetoricMorality TERM 32 The 3 stages of Art DEFINITION 32 CreationPerformanceReception
