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=Writing A Short Story Preparation= Refer to the short story work we completed in Unit 1. Revise the definition of a short story

The following literary terms/devices are used in short stories -It is important that you learn what the terms mean and how to use them
//Example “he was as a cricket.”// **__ Metaphor: __** A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily represents one thing is used to represent another, to make a comparison. Example in //"a sea of troubles"// **__ Protagonist: __** The **main character** in a play, book or movie. **__ Irony- __** A funnily coincidental event that is the opposite to what is expected to happen; //__example__ An old man ninety-eight years old had been buying lottery tickets his whole life and never one. He eventually won the lottery and died the next day// ** b. ** An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. ** c. ** A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. ** d. ** a sarcastic difference between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, **__ Verbal irony __**** - ** Something ironic that is spoken verbally. **__ Situational irony __** - An ironic situation that occurs. **__ Setting- __** The place, the time and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place **__ Context- __** The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event and help the audience to determine its interpretation **__ imagery __** A set of mental pictures or **images**. Themes- the main topic in a book, play ect by Ebony
 * similie || metaphor || protagonist || irony || verbal irony ||  ||   ||   ||
 * setting || context || imagery || situational irony || theme/s ||  ||   ||   ||
 * __ Definitions of words __**
 * __ Simile __****// : //** A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds usually formed with `like' or `as'.
 * Also: a ** . The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

Read The Pedestrian

Find out about the author Ray Bradbury

Answer these questions

 * 1) What is the significance of the title of the story?
 * 2) What are the main events (plot) of the story?
 * 3) What are the main characters like? Write down adjectives, phrases and sentences used in the story to help you
 * 4) What are the themes of the story?
 * 5) Do scene and setting play an important role in the story?
 * 6) What statement(s) does the story make about human behaviour?
 * 7) Why is Leonard different to the other citizens?

Ebonys answers- =__ Find out about the author Ray Bradbury: __= = Author Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan , Illinois and has been writing sense early adulthood; his many projects include short stories, plays, novels screenplays, television scripts, and verse. Writing such a range of things has made Ray Bradbury a well known and popular author who has had millions of readers for more than six decades. Ray Bradbury was awarded the National Book Foundation's 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the National Medal of Arts in 2004 and sconce then “The Bradbury Chronicles” has been written about the life of Ray Bradbury. = __ The pedestrian __ 1**) What is the significance of the title of the story?** In the interpretation of the future shown in the short story “The Pedestrian” technology has completely taken over people’s lives, people just watch the viewing screen at night and they are described as nothing really being able to touch them or get through to them. In the future no one just walks for enjoyment. Leonard is **the only pedestrian in this city of three million**, the only person who goes for walks anymore. The sidewalk was "vanishing under flowers and grass" because it was never used. Leonard states he has walked for ten years night and day without having met another person on the street.  2**) What are the main events (plot) of the story?** The story is set in 2052, the main character Leonard Mead who is taking a walk at night as he has for ten years, night and day but yet has never met another person on the street. A mechanical police car meets him and will not accept that he is walking just for pleasure; he thinks Leonard must have an ulterior motive and should be watching the viewing screen inside like everyone else. The police car then takes him away to psychiatric centre for research on regressive tendencies. 3**) What are the main characters like**? **Write down adjectives, phrases and sentences used in the story to help you:** The main character is Leonard Mead, the story told through him. This story only has two characters Leonard and the talking police car. **//Leonard// – different, seems more “alive” than the other characters, loner (unmarried, no occupation, no friends mentioned), silent as he walks through the streets, not as dependent n technology as everyone else in the city.**  4**) What are the themes of the story?** Future worlds, the role of technology in society and what that role should be, technology going to far, society thinking a person is “crazy” because they do things differently to everyone else, Leonard: “the entire street flicked on lights and was startled by the passing of a lone figure” 5**) Do scene and setting play an important role in the story**? Yes the story makes sense because of scenes used. They need to be outside away from technology. When the robotic police car meets Leonard in the street at night while walking he is walking in nature it is important that he is outside doing a lone activity such as walking for the story to make sense. 6) **What statement(s) does the story make about human behavior?** That people are becoming to reliant on technology/ lazy and should just go back to basics and enjoy nature before things go too far and the world and general society becomes like the one pertrade in this short story. Also maybe about judgments (the police car of Leonard) that if an individual is doing something that differs from everyone else then that is wrong and the individual must have something wrong with them 7) **Why is Leonard different to the other citizens?** Because he is not as reliant on technology as they are and is more “alive” than the other characters who technology has turned into sort of like the “living dead”.
 * Answer these questions **
 * //Police car// “metallic/ ** phonograph voice" **voice” “authoritative” “demanding” “hard with a harsh antiseptic smell”**

by ebony

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