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Short Story Vocab 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
| Direct characterization | when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly |
| Indirect characterization | a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly |
| Static character | one that doesn't change from the start of the story through to the end |
| Dynamic character | one who changes and evolves throughout the story |
| Flat character | two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work |
| Round character | a character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality |
| Foil | a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist |
| Climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something |
| Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory |
| Internal conflict | occurs when a character in literature experiences tension within themselves |
| External conflict | struggle between a person and an outside force |
| 4 types of conflicts | Man vs Man, Man vs Self, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society |
| Plot | the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. |
| Falling action | the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution |
| Rising action | the piece of a story that leads up to the most exciting part (the climax) |
| Denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. |
| Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| Situational irony | the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected |
| Verbal irony | when you say something different than what you mean |
| Dramatic irony | when the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. |
| Flashback | literary device that refers to a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story |
| Foreshadowing | a literary device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story |
| Motivation | what drives a character's goals and inclination to do something |
| Narrator | a person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem |
| First person point of view | In writing, the first person point of view uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” and “us,” |
| Third person omniscient point of view | point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters |
| Third person limited point of view | where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he |
| Protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters |
| Setting | the place or type of surroundings where an event takes place |
| Theme | a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative |
| Diction | the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, a point of view, or tell a story |
| Symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something else |
| Stock character | a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works |
| Allude | refer to; hint at |
| Destitute | lacking possessions and resources; impoverished |
| Articulate | to speak clearly |
| Benevolence | goodwill; charitableness |
| Benign | kindly and gentle |
| Bereft | deprived or robbed of |
| Deplorable | lamentable; sad |
| Derision | contempt |
| Exacting | severe in making demands |
| Impute | to attribute; to give credit to a person or a cause |
| Malignant | evil |
| Odious | deserving hatred or repugnance |
| Pallid | pale; lacking color |
| Reverberate | to echo |
| Unwieldy | cumbersome |
| Berths | a bed, usually built in, on a ship or a train |
| Callous | hardened; feeling no sympathy for others |
| Culvert | a channel under a road |
| Astute | having keen perception perception; cunning |
| Magnanimously | generous in forgiving an insult |
| Furrows | a narrow groove made in the ground |
| Hauling | to transport |
| Impending | about to happen |
| Intermittently | happening or coming from time to time |
| Perversities | unreasonable or willful persistence to do wrong |
| Wavered | to sway to and for |
| Chagrin | a feeling of disappointment or humiliation |
| Curtly | rudely brief in speech or manner |
| Deft | skillful |
| Delectation | enjoyment, delight |
| Irreparable | unable to be repaired |
| Patronize | to be a frequent or regular client |
| Pompous | arrogant |
| Pristine | pure, not spoiled |
| Suave | smoothly agreeable; well mannered |
| Brazen | marked by contemptuous boldness |
| Calumny | a false and malicious accusation |
| Exploit | a deed; a notable or heroic act; to take advantage of |
| Feeble | weak; ineffective; decrepit; frail |
| Furtive | done in a stealthy manner |
| Gait | manner or style of moving on foot |
| Impudent | marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others |
| Irresolute | undecided; wavering, uncertain how to act or proceed |
| Lodging | dwelling |
| Malice | the desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another |
| Menial | lowly and sometimes degrading; of or relating to servants |
| Perplexity | confusion, uncertainty; something that perplexes; a tangled or confused situation |
| Pretense | a claim, especially one that is not supported by a fact |
| Pretension | an allegation of doubtful value |
| Profane | to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or respect |
| Undermine | to weaken or wear away secretly or gradually |
| Waver | to sway to and fro; to flutter; to begin to fail; to feel or show doubt, indecision; to hesitate |
| Wrathful | full of anger; irate; furious |
| Constrain | to restrict; to compel |
| Inarticulate | lacking the ability to express oneself in clear and effective speech; not fully expressed |
Created by:
Peter Whitehead
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