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Short Story Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Setting | time, place, geographic location, time period, socio-economic characteristics |
| Atmosphere/Mood | dominant effect created by the author (emotional setting) |
| Round Characters | convincing, true to life, have many different and sometimes even contradictory personality traits |
| Dynamic Characters | undergo some type of change or development in the story |
| Flat Characters | stereotyped, shallow, and often symbolic |
| Static Characters | do not change |
| Protagonist | is the person who the events happen to (main character) |
| Antagonist | is the person who opposes the protagonist |
| Conflict | the struggle in which the central character is involved |
| Types of Conflict | person vs person, person vs self, person vs nature, person vs nature |
| Point of View | the viewpoint from which the author tells the story |
| 1st Person | the narrator is a main character in the story and refers to him/her/itself as ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’ |
| 2nd Person | a narrator who addresses you directly, like a diary or letter |
| 3rd Person | told by a narrator |
| Omniscient Narrator | the story is told by an all-knowing narrator; allows the author to describe any character from the outside and inside (not a character in the story) |
| Limited Omniscient Narrator | narrator who sees the events of the story through the eyes of a single character |
| Objective Narrator | merely describes the events as they occur (similar to a way a movie camera records events) |
| Theme | deeper significance of the plot (central idea of message of the story) |
| Plot | series of interrelated events that make up a story; usually built around a conflict |
| Introduction | enables the reader to understand the basic situation (setting, characters, background information, etc.) |
| Trigger Incident | the incident or events that sets the plot into motion and begins the action (usually some action or decision made by a central character that causes change in his/her life or the lives of others, for better or worse) |
| Rising Action | main part of the story composed of a series of events and conflicts |
| Climax | the highest point of interest or action, the turning point of the action (it is here that the major conflict is somehow resolved) |
| Falling Action | the events that follow the climax (usually shed light on the reasons for and/or results of the climax) |
| Conclusion | all ‘loose ends’ are tied up, reader is usually forced to think about the story’s theme |
| Allegory | where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical event |
| Alliteration | a group of words that begin with the same letter or sound |
| Allusion | an indirect reference to a familiar figure, place or event that is known from literature, history, myth, religion, or some other field of knowledge |
| Analogy | a comparison between something unfamiliar with something that is familiar to aid in understanding of the unfamiliar |
| Dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters. Dialogue is often used by writers and dramatists to reveal character and conflict |
| Flashback | a device that shifts the narrative from the present to the past, usually to reveal a change in character or illustrate an important point |
| Foreshadowing | refers to the clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response, as a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally, but for humour |
| Irony | creates a contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between expectations and reality |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things without using connective words such as like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | words with meaning that are connected to their sounds |
| Personification | a metaphor in which human attributes are given to inanimate objects |
| Pun | a play on words, the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings |
| Similie | a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using a connective word such as like or as |
| Symbol | a person, place, thing, or even that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself. |
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