Fiction Vocabulary
Achilles Heel
Ambiguity
Antebellum
Anthology
Canon
Conflict
Dichotomy
Diction
Fable
Fiction
Foils
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Macabre
Magical Realism
Metaphor
MLA
Narrative
Oedipus Complex
Omniscient Narrator
Personification
Protagonist
Pseudo
Regionalism
Rite of Passage
Satire
Setting
Simile
Stereotype
Symbol
Theme
Titular Character
Tone
Verbal irony
Oxymoron
Literary Criticism
FICTION ESSAY TOPICS (analysis of a short story) DUE: October 2
Choose One (1):
1. Canonical Works of an Author
2. Comparison of Two or More Short Stories by the Same Author
3. Comparison of Two or More Short Stories by Different Authors
4. Author “Labeling” – Regionalist, Minimalist, Feminist, Satirist, etc.
5. Genre - Fable, Macabre, Southern Gothic, Rite of Passage/Coming of Age, Satire,
Magical Realism, etc.
6. Titles – Titular Titles and/or Meanings of Titles
7. Character Sketch - Strong Men/
Weak Women (or vice-versa), Bitter Characters, Oedipus
Complex/Electra Complex
8. Race, Gender, and/or Social Class-especially in “Desiree's Baby and Imitation of Life
9. The Human Condition
10. Dysfunctional Relationships
11. Secrets - Causes and Effects
12. Identity/Self-Image Issues
13. Murder, Motivation, and Method
14. Setting - Time and Place (Historical, Social, Religious Significance to the Situation)
15. Symbolism - Objects, People, Places, Names, Actions
16. Contrasts and/or Dichotomies – Good vs. Evil, Light vs. Dark, Authority vs. Submission,
Maturity vs. Naivety, Conformity vs. Rebellion, Truth vs. Lies,
17. Diction – Formal, Colloquial, Vernacular, Slang
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