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Literary Terms
literary terms associated with short stories
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | |
| Foreshadowing | |
| Metaphor | |
| Direct Characterization | |
| Situational Irony | |
| Setting | |
| Irony | |
| Suspense | the uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story |
| Plot | |
| Symbols | |
| Verbal Irony | |
| Theme | |
| Internal conflict | When a character is fighting to control some inner problem |
| Character | |
| Imagery | |
| Personification | |
| Indirect Characterization | |
| Dramatic Irony | |
| External Conflict | When a character is struggling against something outside himself or herself |
| Unreliable Narrator |