Short Story Test:
Tuesday, Sept. 29

It will cover literary terms, with a focus on the elements of fiction.  We have discussed and applied these, but not formally "defined" each one.  You probably know many of them quite well, but you can confirm what you know or learn what you need to know by using the Glossary of Literary Terms and Techniques found at the back of the red Prentice-Hall textbook (blue band on the edge; beginning on p. 1334).

Plot
Conflict
Character/characterization
Point of View
Setting
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Irony
Tone
Theme

Be sure to note how "characterization" differs from character traits (personality traits) or just a "character" himself/herself.
Also, be aware of all three kinds of irony, but know which type was at the heart of "The Story of an Hour."

Review (this might mean actually re-read, or it might just be a careful review as you skim the story, look at whatever notes/annotations you took, and try to recall what we emphasized in class.

Kate Chopin, "The Story of an Hour"
Katherine Anne Porter, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
John Updike, "A & P"
W. D. Wetherell, "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mandt"

Finally, re-read the two poems we looked at in conjunction with "Granny Weatherall," both by Emily Dickinson:

• "Because I could not Stop for Death . . . "
• "I Heard a Fly Buzz when I Died"