The Short Story Unit

Suspense What is suspense? –a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Examples from movies?

Plot Diagram Exposition –setting (place & time) Rising Action –conflict Climax –point of highest tension Falling Action Resolution

Plot Diagram

Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is used in written art and film to give hints about things to come in later plot developments. It can be very broad and easily understood, or it may be complex use of symbols, that are then connected to later twists in the plot. Sometimes an author may deliberately use false hints, called red herrings, to send readers or viewers off in the wrong direction. This is particularly the case with mystery writers, who want to bury clues to a mystery in information that is partially true and partially false.

Plot Diagram

Universal Theme? a theme (core message of the story) that is not restricted to a time, place, or language. –courage –love –honor

Plot: Climax Expected –the tension increases gradually, leading to the climax (which is expected) Unexpected –arrives suddenly and unexpectedly

Conflict Definition: a struggle between opposing forces 1.Internal conflict –within a character as he/she struggles with opposing feelings, beliefs, or needs 2.External conflict –between two or more characters or between a character and an external force

4 Types of Conflict Man vs. Man Man vs. Himself Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society

“Hearts and Hands” pg. 290

Review Terms Foreshadowing Suspense Conflict –internal & external –4 types Theme & Universal theme Setting (Time and Location)

POV? Point of View –1 st person I walked up the stairs. –2 nd person You walked up the stairs. –3 rd person He walked up the stairs.