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Term | Definition |
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short story | a brief work of fiction intended to be read in a single setting |
characters | people or animals who take part in the action |
characterization | a writer uses what the character does or says to reveal personality |
traits | a characters qualities, attitudes, and values |
motives | the reason for someones actions in the story |
setting | the time and place the story is taking place |
mood | the stories atmosphere |
plot | a sequence of events in the story |
conflict | struggle between two characters |
internal conflict | takes place in a characters mind |
external conflict | takes place between two characters |
theme | the message of the story |
plot structure | the was in which the story events are organixed for dramatic effect |
exposition | introduces the characters and their situation |
rising action | leading to the climax |
climax | the greatest intensity in the story |
dialogue | presentation of caracters words as uttered can also move the action along |
chronological order | to show chain of events that happened in the story |
flashback | shows events from the past to reveal the characters motives |
point of view | the perspective from which the story is told |