Elements of a Short Story.docVIP

Elements n.要素；元素 of a Short Story Plot（n.情节）: The storyline n.故事情节 or organization of incidents（n.事件） in a story is called the plot. It consists of episodes【ep?.s?ud】（一段情节；片段） and conflict（n.冲突；矛盾）. Plots usually have: Exposition（n.说明） Complication（n.纠纷） Rising Action Climax（n.高潮） Falling Action Resolution The exposition is the background（n.背景） information provided by the author （n.作家）to “set the stage” v.设置舞台布景或场所 for the story. The complication is the incident which initiates【ini?ieit 】（创始；介绍加入） or introduces the main（adj.主要的） conflict. The rising action is the series of incidents that built form the complication and lead up to the climax The climax is the highest point of emotional（adj.感情的；情绪的） intensity（强度）【[intensiti】 in a story. It is usually the turning point and major crisis（危机） of the story. The falling action is the part of the story immediately after the climax until the end of the story the conclusion（结尾） . The resolution is how the story ends. Conflict: A conflict is a struggle（n.斗争，挣扎，竞争） between opposing（n.对立的） characters or forces（n.力量；暴力；影响力）. All conflicts are either external（adj.外来的，外部的） physical or internal（adj.内部的） emotional, moral, psychological. There are 3 main types of conflict. Character vs. Environment nature, society, circumstance. Character vs. Character can be physical, emotional, moral, or psychological Character vs. Self a conflict emotional |thought within（prep. 在….里面adv.在内 adj.在里面的） a character Character: A term（n.术语） which refers to the fictional（adj.虚构的，小说的） persons who carry out the action of a story. Character Sketch（n.对某人或某一型人物特性之简短文学特写，人物速写）: A description（n.描述；刻画） of a character’s personality（n.个性）| character using nouns, adjectives, and usually describe the character’s physical（adj.身体的） appearance n.外貌；外表 and dress. Characterization（n.刻画；特写）: The method of presenting the special qualities（n.品质；才能；特质） or features（n.容貌；特征） of a character in a literary（adj.文学的） work. Basically（adv.基本上；主要地）, the story will either