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Short Story Unit
Short Story Unit Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | The main character of a story |
| Antagonist | The conflict a character faces |
| Direct characterization | The author states what a character is like |
| Indirect characterization | The reader must use context to determine what a character is like |
| Round character | A character with many traits, both good and bad |
| Flat character | A character with one defining trait |
| Static character | A character who does not change throughout the story |
| Dynamic character | A character who does change throughout the story |
| Point-of-view | The perspective from which the story is told |
| Narrator | The voice that the point-of-view goes through |
| First person point-of-view | A character tells the story through their own voice; uses "I, me, my" |
| Third person limited point-of-view | The story is told through the eyes of one character without using "I, me, my" |
| Third person omniscient point-of-view | "All-seeing" narrator can go into the mind of any character to tell the story |
| Plot | The events of a story |
| Exposition | The introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict |
| Rising action | Events in the story progress and the conflict grows |
| Climax | The highest point of action in the story |
| Falling Action | Events following the climax |
| Resolution | Problems are resolved; also called the denouement |
| Setting | When and where the story takes place |
| Flashback | Shows a scene from earlier in the story |
| Foreshadowing | Hints at events that have yet to happen |
| Conflict | A problem a character has |
| Internal Conflict | A problem a character has within themselves; Man vs. Man |
| External Conflict | A problem a character has with an outside force |
| Man vs. Man | Two characters opposing one another |
| Man vs. Nature | A character must fight natural forces like a tornado |
| Man vs. Society | A character must fight societal constraints (things he cannot touch like poverty or racism) |
| Dialogue | The words a character speaks |
| Mood | The way a reader feels about a piece of literature |
| Tone | The attitude an author takes towards his subject |
| Suspense | The feeling of uncertainty about what has yet to happen |
| Allusion | A reference to something famous |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that mimics sound |
| Symbol | Something that stands for something else |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
| Situational irony | Something completely unexpected happens; the opposite of what was expected |
| Verbal irony | A character says something when they mean the opposite |
| Dramatic irony | The audience knows something the characters do not |
| Theme | The message of the story or insight into life |
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