This week in class we did an exercise in a group reading a story and breaking it down using Flash Fiction. We stood in our groups in front of the class and told our story followed by the Setting of the story, The point of view of which the story was narrated (such as first or third person), Conflict (something the character is looking for or wanting but an obstacle is in place-ours was man vs. the environment), Foreshadowing (like a sign or spoken words that lead the reader to believe a certain thing is going to happen), Irony (when the reader is expecting one thing and another thing happens), Allusion (a reference to a known person place or thing?), and In Media Res (Where the story starts in the middle of the setting(time) as opposed to the usual 'Once upon a time...'.
I am not sure if I really understand the Allusion part, I am not sure if this only refers to people, places, and things know in the poetry or art world, or if I refer to General Mills (makers of cereal) or Midas (sellers of tires) this is considered Allusion.
I just finished the Flash Fiction assignment after reading the story Hanging Fire. The assignment was to write a short story that begins at the end and work our way backwards or 'rewind' to "fully understand and appreciate characters in conflict." I thought it would be easy, but it took a bit longer than I had expected because I didn't know where to end my 'rewind.' However, I feel pretty good about the way it turned out!
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