Short Stories Test ReviewTuesday, September 15

Reminders: Internal conflict

Man v. Self

External conflict Man v. Man

Man v. Nature

Man v. Society

Theme= a statement of the lesson learned

Characterization Direct= author says it

Indirect= author implies it

Point of View 1st person= protagonist uses “I”

2nd person= author addresses the audience with “you”

3rd person= author does not use “I” for any of the characters

Limited: We are only able to see from one character’s POV (Ulrich/Seventh Man/Sekhar)

Omniscient: We can see into everyone’s mind and see things that even the characters cannot.

Create the following chartSummary Conflict Theme Misc.

“Interlopers”

“Seventh Man”

“Like the Sun” “Tell all the

Truth”

“To Build a Fire”

Summary Conflict Theme Misc.

“Interlopers” Summarize

Name the man v. man, man v. self, and man

v. nature conflicts

Name 2 themes

Why are the characters dynamic?

“Seventh Man” Summarize

What is main conflict of the story? Name a

secondary conflict?

Name 2 themes

What is the purpose of

the flashback?

“Like the Sun” “Tell all the

Truth”

Summarize both

What foreshadows the conflict?

What is the main purpose Sekhar wants to tell the truth? What is the common

theme?

Reread the poem. Next to each line, explain the meaning.

“To Build a Fire” Summarize

What conflict does the setting cause?

What do we learn from the folly of the man?

How is the man

characterized? Give an

example.

Fill in the chart with your responses