Short Stories

ExpositionCharacter

DynamicStaticProtagonistAntagonistFlatRound

Exposition (continued)Conflict

Internal

Externalv. naturev. man

Exposition (continued)Setting

Mood

Rising Action

Suspense…the state or feeling of anxiousness

about what may happen

…uncertainty

Climax

…the apex

…the culmination of important events

Falling Action

Dénouement/Resolution

…the conflict has been solved/overcome…the conflict ceases to exist

Definition:

The practice of representing things to add more meaning and value to all parts of plot development.

Or, simply: “One thing stands for something else.”

Colors!

REDExcitement, energy, passion, love, desire,

speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate

“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst (p. 257)

-Cotton farm, deep South between 1912-1918,the year WWI ended.

-A scarlet ibis is tropical bird with bright red feathers, lives in swamps of northern South America (rarely seen in FL, TX, and LA)

Careen (v)- to tilt or sway while moving

Serene (adj)- calm and peaceful

Infallibility (n)- the state of being incapable of making an error

Blighted (adj)- damaged or spoiled

Reiterate (v)- to say or do again; repeat