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Short Story Elements
Mid Term Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plot | series of events that move the story along |
| exposition | provides background information, exposes the setting, the characters, and the basic information |
| inciting incident | introduces the central conflict |
| rising action | builds suspense- all the events leading up to the climax |
| conflict | problem- struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | a struggle between a character and some outside person or force |
| three types of external conflict | 1. man vs man. 2. man vs nature 3. man vs society |
| internal conflict | a struggle that occurs within a character's mind |
| climax | the high point of suspense |
| resolution | the outcome of the story |
| falling action | all the events that happen after the climax |
| denouement | any events that occur after the resolution |
| setting | time and place of the action |
| characters | people, animals, or objects who take part in the events |
| major character | one on whom the story focuses |
| minor character | plays only a small role in the story |
| round character | one who is complex and multi-faceted (like a real person, changes) |
| flat character | one who does not change in the course of a work |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is told |
| limited | describes what one character is seeing, thinking, or doing |
| first person pov | uses the pronoun "i" |
| third person pov | uses the pronouns "he, she, it" |
| omniscient | describes what any character is seeing, thinking, or doing |
| theme | general idea about life that the story communicates |
| author | a person who writes a story |
| narrative | a story |
| short story | a short work of fiction |
| fiction | comes from the writer's imagination |
| narrator | the speaker or character who tells the story |
| first person narrator | one who tells the story and participates in its action |
| third person narrator | one who stands outside the action and speaks about it |
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