setting
time & place in which the story occurs- extremely significant as it sets the mood for
the story & may reflect the inner world of the protagonist
imagery
descriptions in the story, using the five senses
atmosphere
overall "feel" of the story created by imagery, setting....
mood
emotional impact on the reader
tone
the author's attitude towards the characters, audience or subject matter
point of view
the perspective from which the story is told
objective
only the actions of the characters are revealed
omniscient
thoughts and motivations of all characters are revealed
limited
partial omniscience, thoughts and motivations of one or a few characters revealed
narrative
a chronological listing of events
plot
reveals the causal connection between events
Character
the significant players in the conflict
Protagonist
the main character
Round characters
well-developed and multi-faceted
flat characters
character that is overly simple or stereotyped
Static character
does not change in any significant way
dynamic character
undergoes a significant internal change/growth/transformation
Conflict
the problem faced by the protagonist(s)
Internal conflict
takes place inside the protagonist or other important characters
man vs. conscience, will, mind, emotion, psychological/neurological disorders
External conflict
occurs between protagonist and some outside force
man vs. the individual, society, nature, God, the supernatural or alien, machine
Symbol
a concrete object that represents an abstract idea, thus adding depth of meaning to the story
Theme
the main idea, message or question presented through the story
a sound of thunder
Its the one where the people go back in time and hunt dinosaurs main characters are ethels and travis
A&P
the guy Sammy sees cute girls in swimsuits come in. when the store manager chastises the girls, Sammy quits his job to try to impress the girls even though they don't even end up actually seeing it
the girls name was dubbed as queenie
araby
The guy has loved the girl since forever and goes to a market to buy her something
narrator and mangan's sister
Paul's case
People think Paul is mean but really he is just misunderstood
he took all of his money and left for New York where he threw money away basically for a few weeks until he decided to jump in front of an oncoming train
dead man's path
Dead man's path was the one where there is a path and the headmaster destroyed it
the things they carried
about the different things people carried when they were in the war. some carried photographs, some carried extra ammo
the items showed their personalities and what they relied on for comfort
sonny's blues
sonny is a boy who was arrested for heroin in harlem-- musician
the narrator is his older brother who eventually rekindles the relationship once he realizes that sonny actually IS improving
cathedral
This is the one where the girl has the blind friend who her husband doesn't like
narrator, wife, robert
revelation
the one where the lady was super judgmental and then had a vision that everyone was going to heaven but her
mrs. turpin and the other girl who she deemed "unclean and dirty