https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8 Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-10-10 21:23:49 UTC 2018-10-30 21:36:04 UTC hello@padlet.com echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/291488534  The message of the story, stated in one or two complete sentences. When a person describes a story's theme, the person is describing what can be learned about life and/or people from the story. Theme is so important, it is often described as the fourth element of the short story. Sometimes theme is confused with "the moral" of the story.

The theme of the story "Two Islands" is warning people to protect the environment. For example, people lived in Graynel just focus on development of technology; however, they destroyed the environment. Finally, they lost their island.

]]> 2018-10-10 21:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/291488534 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/291494769 An expression that describe something by comparing it with something else.

"She had not, as my mother liked to tell Mrs.Manyfingers, gone after some man like a balloon or a string."(Borders)]]> 2018-10-10 22:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/291494769 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293074976 The way of describing something by referring to it as different and suggesting that it has similar qualities  to that thing.

"She danced wildly, with passion, drunk on pleasure, forgetting everything in the triumph of her beauty, in the glory of her success, in a sort of cloud of happiness, made up of all this respect, all this admiration, all these awakened desires, of that sense of triumph that is so sweet to a woman's heart."(The Necklace)]]> 2018-10-15 21:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293074976 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293076558 Someone who is a perfect example  of a quality because they have a lot of it. (A person or creature represents an abstract quality or idea)

A example from The Necklace is the ancient night cabs show their shabbiness in the noon.]]> 2018-10-15 21:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293076558 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293078353 The use of words or pictures to describe ideas or actions in poems, books, films etc.

"Once in a while the thought reiterated itself that it was very cold and that he had never experienced such cold. As he walked along he rubbed his cheekbones and nose with the back of his mittened hand. He did this automatically, now and again changing hands. But rub as he would, the instant he stopped his cheekbones went numb, and the following instant the end of his nose went numb."(To Build A Fire)]]> 2018-10-15 21:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293078353 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293079278 The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior. (Eagerness and willingness to do something without needing to be told or forced to do it.)

The author's motivation for writing the story Two Islands is call on people to protect the environment.]]> 2018-10-15 21:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293079278 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293081404 Occurs when an event occurs that is the opposite of what was expected by the character and/or reader.

Never Stop on the Motorway consist of Situational Irony. In this short story, there is a difference between the expected event and the actual event. The reader think the person who following Diana want to kidnap or kill her, in fact, the person is trying to save her.

]]> 2018-10-15 21:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293081404 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293083706 The author may choose to state the setting clearly or leave it to the reader to infer from textual clues (such as weather). There are two parts to a complete setting: emotional and physical. The mood (or atmosphere).

The main setting of the story Borders is at the U.S. border crossing at the village of Coutts Alberta. This is where Laetitia was last seen before leaving for Salt Lake City. ]]> 2018-10-15 21:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/293083706 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297584767 The events of the story or the series of actions that make up the story are referred to as the plot. Basically, the plot is what happens in the story. Traditionally, rather than a device or feature.

The plot of Two Islands is:
There were two cities. At first, both of them are beautiful, but one of them was destroyed because of people's greed.

]]> 2018-10-26 21:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297584767 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297585557 The writer selects the point of view from which to tell the story that best suits his/her intentions as a writer. It can be first person, second person and third person. In addition, third person where the point of view can be  Omniscient, Limited Omniscient and Objective.

The narration of To Build A Fire is in third person omniscient. The author did not tell the reader the name of the character.]]> 2018-10-26 21:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297585557 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297586817 Something said or written that mentions a subject person etc indirectly.

"You would expect that Sweetgrass which is a nice name and sounds like it is related to other places such as Medicine Hat...would be on the Canadian side and that Coutts which sounds abrupt and rude would be on the American side.."(Borders)]]> 2018-10-26 21:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297586817 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297587480 The mood or atmosphere of a story is the emotional setting, so readers need to concentrate on words that evoke feeling and emotion.

The mood of To Build A Fire changes slowly. At the beginning, the man was unprepared for the cola weather. Then, his mood gradually darkened. Finally, fear controlled him.]]> 2018-10-26 21:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297587480 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297588377 A character is usually a person in a story, but it can also be an animal (think about Flounder the fish in Disney's Ariel or Simba in Disney's The Lion King or the dogs in 8 Below).

The different types of character from Borders:
Dynamic character: Laetitia
Static characters: The mother&The boy
Flat character: Lester Tallbull
Round characters: The mother, Mel, Laetitia, and the boy.]]> 2018-10-26 22:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297588377 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784141 A symbol has two levels of meaning: a literal level and a figurative level. Objects, characters, events and settings can all be symbolic in that they represent something else beyond themselves. E.g. the dove is literally a bird, but it has become a universal symbol of peace. The collection of symbols in a novel or short story is called symbolism.

 In the story The Necklace, the real diamond necklace symbolizes greed and the difference of economic classes.]]> 2018-10-28 18:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784141 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784216 When a character thinks back to an event that occurred before the story began. Sometimes flashbacks are written as separate "interrupter" sections within a novel. Flashbacks are also used in short stories.

The flashback of Borders is the boy and his mother had talked about Salt Lake City with Laetitia. Once the boy thought Salt Lake City was a most beautiful place in the world, but after a week of being there they got bored and went back.]]> 2018-10-28 18:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784216 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784252  A hint of events to come. Also used extensively in both novels and short stories.

A example of The Necklace is when she was borrowing the necklace, and Madame Forestier lent it without hesitation.This implies that necklace is fake.]]> 2018-10-28 18:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784252 echoxiaort https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784336 Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation. Suspense is when the writer creates excited anticipation of an approaching climax in the reader.

The suspense of the story To Build A Fire is:
At the end of story, the man died or not.]]> 2018-10-28 18:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/echoxiaort/4b77lm94gjz8/wish/297784336