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Dive into a world of intriguing Short Stories, a literary form named by Edgar Allan Poe. These captivating narratives, shorter than novels, brim with elements like intricate plot twists, vivid characterizations, diverse points of view, immersive settings, symbolic representations, and unexpected ironies. Explore the essence of plot diagrams as we unravel the exposition, rising action, climactic moments, falling action, and resolutions of these enigmatic tales. Discover the power of purposeful diction and how zigzagging through unusual, solitary, and dismal landscapes can shed light on danger-lights in the grave darkness. Immerse yourself in frozen appearances, spectral spectres, and thrilling unreality, where even red jagged edges whisper deadly secrets of the supernatural. Fear not the journey; embrace the thrill of exploring the unexplored realms of storytelling.
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Interesting Fact • Short Stories were “named/invented by Edgar Allan Poe • Thought to be shorter and more appealing
Features • Shorter than a novel • Contain same elements as a novel, such as: • Plot • Characterization • Point of View • Setting • Symbol • Irony
Plot • Series of events that occur in a story
Characterization • Author’s creation of individuals • Must be examined for all of their unique qualities • Imperfections • Traits: physical and emotional
Point of View • Perspective that the story is in • First person: use of “I”, reader only knows what that specific char. Knows • Second person: use of “you”, reader knows what is directed at them by narrator • Third person omniscient: use of “he, “she”, “it”, reader knows all due to narrator’s knowledge
Setting • Natural and artificial environment of the story • Time: hour, year, date in history • Place: physical location, city/state, continent • Atmosphere: weather, mood, tone
Symbol • Representation that means something outside itself
Irony • Language used that produces and effect opposite to what is expected
Plot Diagram • Exposition: setting, char. • Rising action: action + complications • Climax: major conflict • Falling action: wrap up of char./ actions • Resolution: result of actions
Purposeful Diction Zigzag Unusual Solitary Dismal Danger-light Grave Dark Deadly Supernatural Spirit Jagged Red Frozen Appearance Spectre Thrill unreality “It was the mental torture of a conscientious man, oppressed beyond endurance by an unintelligible responsibility involving life”. –Charles Dickens