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Short Story Terms

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Word
Definition
Protagonist   Central Character  
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Antagonist   Person opposing antagonist  
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One-Dimensional/static character   Character who doesn't change through the story, only 1 main trait  
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Three-Dimesional/Dynamic character   Character who undergoes significant change or growth through story  
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Exposition   Part of story that introduces background info about characters, setting, or conflict  
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Inciting Incident   Event that introduces the central conflict in a story  
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Rising Action   Events that develop the conflict to a high point of intensity  
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Climax   Highest point of interest or suspense in a work  
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Crisis   The point of no return in the story  
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Resolution   Point where the central conflict is ended  
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Denoument   Information that ties up loose ends in a story  
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Setting   Time and place where story occurs  
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Symbol   Object that stands for or represents a larger idea  
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Foreshadowing   Objects and events that hint things to come in story  
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Theme   Central idea of the literary work that the author wants readers to learn from the story  
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Mood   Emotion created in the reader  
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Suspense   Feeling of anxiety or curiosity that the author creates  
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Irony   Difference between appearance and reality  
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Irony of Situation   Event that contradicts the expectations of the character or the reader  
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