Short Story/Fiction Review

3. in literature is the overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel
5. is a struggle between two opposing forces in a work of literature
7. the reflection of an author’s or speaker’s particular attitude
8. The Time and place in which a story takes place
10. way in which words and sentences are placed together
13. reveals a person/habit/institution/society/custom that is considered to be either foolish, flawed, or wrong
14. A story with an underlying meaning and a surface meaning

1. These are symbols, patterns, character types, or situations that repeat across cultures
2. different components that make up a story (i.e., conflict, rising action, resolution)
3. Oral stories, which rely on the supernatural to explain natural phenomenon, human behavior, or mysterious events
4. choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
6. a story about human events or actions that has not been proved nor documented in real history
9. the explicit or implied central or universal idea of a literary work that often speaks to the human experience/condition
11. the rhetorical mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax that makes phrases, sentences, and paragraphs flow in a particular manner
12. a brief, often humorous narrative told to illustrate a moral