1. Plot Review & Into to Symbolism
Short Stories

2. Plot Review Exposition Character Dynamic Static Protagonist Antagonist
Flat
Round

3. Exposition (continued)
Conflict
Internal
External
v. nature
v. man

4. Exposition (continued)
Setting
Mood

5. Rising Action
Suspense
…the state or feeling of anxiousness about what may happen
…uncertainty

6. Climax
…the apex
…the culmination of important events

7. Falling Action
Dénouement/Resolution
…the conflict has been solved/overcome
…the conflict ceases to exist

8. Intro to Symbolism Definition:
The practice of representing things to add more meaning and value to all parts of plot development.
Or, simply: “One thing stands for something else.”

9. Intro to Symbolism Colors! RED
Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence,
all things intense and passionate

10. “The Scarlet Ibis” “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst (p. 257)
Cotton farm, deep South between ,
the year WWI ended.
A scarlet ibis is tropical bird with bright red feathers, lives in swamps of northern South America (rarely seen in FL, TX, and LA)

11. “The Scarlet Ibis” 5 vocabulary words
Careen (v)- to tilt or sway while moving
Serene (adj)- calm and peaceful
Infallibility (n)- the state of being incapable of making an error
Blighted (adj)- damaged or spoiled
Reiterate (v)- to say or do again; repeat