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WSHS Eng 9

WSHS - 1st Eng. 9 - Short Story Literary Terms - Long/Tedder

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Protagonist main character who solves the conflict
Antagonist the character or force (nature) that creates the conflict
Dynamic character a character who changes in a story (personality)
Static character a character who stays the same in a story
Foreshadowing a hint at what will happen later in the plot
Flashback a recall of events that happened earlier in time
Fiction plot that is created from an authors imagination
Non-fiction writing that is based on facts and is true
Plot a series of events in a story
Setting when (season, year) and where a story happens
Theme lesson about life the author is teaching
Point of view perspective from which a story is told (first person = I, third person limited = he or she, third person omniscient = “God” viewpoint
Exposition introduces the setting and the characters of the plot
Entanglement the rising action of the plot; the conflict begins
Climax the turning point of the plot; most exciting part
Denoument the falling action fo the plot: conflict is resolved
Resolution the conclusion of the plot
Irony the opposite of what the audience expects happens
Suspense actions that keep the reader interested and curious
Conflict a struggle between two forces; internal = man vs. himself or external = man vs man or man vs. nature
Mood the feelings of the audience toward the plot
Tone the attitude the author puts into the plot
Symbol an object that has a physical meaning but also stands for a larger idea
Direct characterization the narrator tells you specifically what a character is like
Indirect characterization the narrator tells you what a character is like through that character’s speech and actions
Created by: ktedder
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