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 Lived ; born & buried in Baltimore, MD, (but lived in Richmond, VA until his death)  Began as a poet, but soon learned that in order to make $, he needed to write stories.  Rumors (alcohol, cocaine, opium) circulate about his death, but there is no evidence to support any of these. The creation of the short story is credited to…

In the early 1800’s, what kept common people from reading for pleasure?  Poe called them which could be work, family, religion, etc.  Poe believed that short, concentrated tales would provide a great way to read without having to read a long, complicated novel. “Worldly Interests,”

Exposition Setting Character Central Conflict Conflicts Rising Action Climax/Turning Point Falling Action Resolution

 Setting  Characterization  Plot—conflicts, climax, falling action  Point of View  Symbols (Archetypes)  Tone or Mood  Irony  Theme

Setting Character Central Conflict

 Time: this can be an exact date or time period or the reader might have to make inferences  Place: again, this might be an exact location (city/state/country) or a reader will have to use context clues in order to figure it out

 The setting of a story is important, but just how important?  Background Info: the setting does not affect the story; it can take place anywhere and still have the same plot.  Vitally Important: the story must take place in a specific setting or the story would not have the same effect, dynamic, or theme.

 ____ _________ __: the central character or hero in a narrative or drama, usually the one with whom the audience tends to identify.  ____ ________ ___: the principal character or force in opposition to the protagonist. Protagonist Antagonist

 There are 3 types of characterization:  _______________ Direct & Indirect Round & Flat Static & Dynamic

 Static: a character who does not change or learn from events in a story  Dynamic: a character who has learned a lesson or changed all or part of a personality due to events in a story

 Round: characters are well- developed and resemble actual people  Flat: characters are less developed and are more stereotypical

RoundFlat

Direct—characters are revealed through direct telling. Santa is jolly. Indirect—characters are revealed through description of personality or physical appearance or anecdotal stories. Santa’s belly jiggled when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly.

 A revelation or enlightenment that leads to or causes a turning point in a character’s life.

 Man vs. man vs. nature vs. society vs. self -- internal external

Resolution or Denouement

 _____________: one of the characters of the story is the narrator (I, me, my)  ___ ________ __: an outside narrator (not in the story) is telling the story (he, she, they)  _____________________: an outside narrator who can relate the feelings and emotions of the characters is telling the story (he, she, they) 1 st Person 3 rd Person 3 rd Person Omniscient

 The Lens the author is using to tell the story.

 Person: President of the U.S.=power Religious figures=various  Event: Wedding=joining of 2 families Bar Mitzvah=becoming a man  Thing: Wedding ring=unending love Storm/Clouds=doom Spring=new beginnings

Spring=Birth, New Beginnings Summer=Youth or Adolescence Fall=Middle Age Winter=Old Age, Death

Symbol— something that stands for something else Motif— a recurrent symbol Archetype— a universal symbol Allegory—a story that is used to symbolize as a whole

 The Author uses SUSPENSE words, so the reader feels ?  The Author uses HUMOROUS words, so the reader feels ?  The Author uses SERIOUS words, so the reader feels ?

 __________ : to say one thing but mean something else, sarcasm  __________ : a reader or audience knows what is happening, but the characters do not  __ ______ __ : things may appear to be going one way, but they turn out differently (a surprise ending) Verbal Dramatic Situational

This is THE POINT! It is NOT a moral to the story or a lesson that should be learned. Could be expressed— ”It is human nature to... “

 Fiction  Non-fiction  Flashback  Foreshadowing  Allusion  Diction  Syntax

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