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Creative Writing
short story terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dynamic character | A character that changes throughout the story. |
| Round character | A character with depth. |
| Flat character | A character without depth. |
| Exposition | The revealing of information and such. |
| Conflict | struggle of opposing forces |
| external conflict | conflict between two external forces |
| internal conflict | conflict with a person |
| plot | a sequence of events |
| climax | the highpoint in the story |
| framework story | a story within a story |
| foreshadowing | hinting at events before they occur |
| theme | overall idea of the story, usually about life |
| resolution | falling action of the story, after climax |
| allusion | reference to another work |
| 3rd person | POV of an outsider, looking in |
| omniscient | perspective of a telepathic, empathetic person. |
| haiku | short Japanese poem about nature |
| dialect | variation of language |
| jargon | specialized language |