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fiction(shortstory)
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conflict | struggle of opposing forces |
| external conflict | character struggles against an outside force (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. fate, man vs. society) |
| plot | sequence of events in a shortstory, or novel |
| climax | point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense |
| exposition | introduces character, setting, and situation |
| framework story | story that surrounds another story |
| foreshadowing | using clues to hint at what will happen later |
| theme | central message of a work of literature |
| resolution | presents the final outcome |
| allusion | reference to a well-known character, place, or situation |
| static character | remains the same throughout the story |
| dynamic character | grows and changes during the story |
| 3rd person point of view | narrator is someone outside of the story |
| 1st person point of view | narrator is a character in the story |
| omniscient | all-knowing point of view (narrator reveals details characters can't) |
| haiku | 3 lines, 17 syllables; 5-7-5. traditionally about nature |
| dialect | variation of a spoken language of a region or class |
| jargon | specialized language or vocabulary of a group or profession |
| flat character | reveal only one personality trait |
| round character | show varied and sometimes contradictory traits |
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