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Short Story Terms
literaly terms definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Settings | where a story takes place |
| mood | atmosphere the mood of the story is usually determine by setting |
| theme | lesson or message of a story. is the controlling idea or content in sight is the authors underlying meaning or main idea. |
| conflict | a problem without a conflict no story |
| internal conflict | a struggle with one self; a person must make a decision |
| person vs. self | a character must make a decision |
| external conflict | a struggle with a out side force |
| person vs. person | a problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs. fate | person has a problem facing his/her density |
| person vs society | one person in a conflict with a group |
| person vs. nature | person in conflict with or struggling against any force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| exposition | background information is given setting and a main character |
| narrative hook | problem/ main conflict is reveled |
| rising action | all of the events leading to the climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story; the turning point; the antagonist make decisions |
| falling action | all of the events leading to the conclusion or end of the story |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | telling the story. Not always the author or the person who wrote the story |
| tone | narrator/author attitude toward the story |
| point of view | how a story is told. relationship between narrator and story |
| 1st person | uses i,me,our,my,us |
| 3rd limited | uses he,she,they, them |
| 3rd omniscient | talking about the past,present, future |
| characters | people or animals in a short story |
| major | main/most important character |
| protagonist | the character of the story mostly about good guy |
| antagonist | the character that causes problems bad guy |
| minor | the supporting or extra character |
| dynamic character | character whose attitudes beliefs,CHANGE a story |
| static character | do NOT change attitudes, beliefs, in a story |
| flat | character is a character who was only on limit personality trait |
| round | character who was many personality traits |
| indirect characterization | personality of a character is revealed through the characters thoughts,comments,action |
| direct characterization | tell the reader about the personality of the character |
| symbol | something that stands for a represent something else |
| irony | difference between appearance and reality. when what is expected to happen in the opposite of what does happen |
| foreshadowing | hints about will happen later in a story |
| suspense | quality in a story that keeps you interested |
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