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Short Stories LA
Term | Definition |
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Flat Character | Few traits Stereotypical characters Very easy to identify |
Round Character | Develops throughout the story Qualities are difficult to identify |
Stock Character | Very easy to identify Stereotypical personality traits Root from culture, appearance, or situtations |
Protagonist | Central to the story Reader has to accept and understand Can also be the bad guy |
Antagonist | Villain of the story Character who must be defeated by Protagonist |
Static Character | Character that remains the same Unchanged by the events of the story |
Dynamic Character | Character experiences changes from events in story Change to character can be sudden or gradual |
Implied theme | Suggested by the author |
Dramatic Irony | When you know something the character doesn't |
Universal Theme | Recur in different cultures and time periods |
Rising Action | Introduces conflict and contains events in the story that lead up to the climax and resolution |
Idiom | Expression that has a meaning particular to a language or culture |
Plot | The sequence of events in a story |
Direct Characterization | Author describes or tells about the character |
Irony | A contradiction between what happens and what is expected |
First-Person | The narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns |
Conflict | A problem the characters face |
External Conflict | A struggle between a character and an outside force |
Situational Irony | When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected |
Flashback | A scene within a story that comes in the middle of a sequence of events and relates to events that have occurred in the past |
Point of View | Perspective from which a story is told or narrated |
Climax | The turning point which resolves the conflict |
Falling Action | When the conflict eases |
Exposition | Introduces the situation |
Indirect Characterization | When the author reveals or shows a character through speech and actions |
Characters | The people or animals that take part in a story's action |
Third-Person Limited | Narrator is not a character and relates the thoughts of only one character |
Resolution | The conclusion where the conflict has been resolved; the wrap-up |
Stated Theme | Expressed directly(moral of the story) |
Third-Person Omniscent | Narrator is not a character and relates the thoughts of all characters |
Foreshadowing | The author's clues of what might happen next in the story- creates suspense |
Setting | The time and place of a story |
Internal Conflict | Takes place within a character's mind |
Theme | A central message or insight in a piece of fiction |
Verbal Irony | When an author says one thing and means the opposite: sarcasm |