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Eng III Short Story
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| situational irony | when something unexpected happens in a story |
| verbal irony | when a character says something that isn’t true |
| dramatic irony | when the reader knows something the characters in the story don’t know |
| internal conflict | when a character makes a decision |
| external conflict | when a character is going against other people or nature |
| direct characterization | when an author tells you what kind of person a character is (mean, nice) |
| indirect characterization | when an author makes you figure out what kind of person the character is |
| diction | word choice |
| suspense | when an author makes you nervous about what is about to happen |
| mood | how a story makes you feel |
| tone | how an author feels about the topic |
| foreshadow | when an author gives a hint something is about to happen later in the story |
| theme | topic or lesson in a story |
| symbolism | when one object represents another object |
| level 1 questions | answers to these questions can be found in the story |
| level 2 questions | discussion questions that refer to the story |
| level 3 questions | discussion questions that don’t refer to the story. They refer to themes from the story |
| connections | a book, movie, or life event that a story reminds you of |
| imagery | details describing what a person sees, hears, smells, tastes, and feels as he reads a story |
| flashback | when a story refers to a previous event |
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