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Short Story Literary
Short story literary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | A message found in a literary work. Insight about life or human nature. |
| Mood | Emotional quality of a literary work. Emotion that the reader encounters/ fills when reading the story. |
| Characterization | Authors reveal the personality of each character by describing physical appearance, thoughts, actions, and spoken words. |
| Main Idea | The key idea that take place within the reading. |
| Point of View (POV) | The perspective from which a story is told. The relationship of the narrator to the story. |
| Conflict | The struggle between two opposing forces. External or internal |
| Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. Contrast between appearance and reality. |
| Tone | An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter or audience and the emotional quality of the literary work. |
| Voice | The distinctive use of language that conveys the author's or narrator's personality to the reader. Determined by word choice, tone-author's attitude, and mood-emotional quality. |