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short story terms
literary terms definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | where a story takes place |
| mood | atmosphere of the story usually determinded by the setting |
| theme | lesson or message of the story. Is the controlling idea or central insight. |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a struggle within one's self |
| person vs. person | a character must take a difficult decision |
| external conflict | a struggle with an outside force |
| man vs. man | a problem between two people or two groups |
| man vs. fate | a person who has problems facing his/hers destiny |
| man vs. society | one person in conflict with a group |
| man vs. nature | a person in conflict with or stuggling againt any force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| explosition | all background info is givin ~ setting and main character are introduced |
| narrative hook | the problem/main conflict is revealed |
| rising action | all of the events leading to the climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story ; the turning point. |
| falling action | all of theevents leading to the conclusion |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | the "person" telling the story |
| tone | narrator/ author attitude toward the story |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| 1st person | the narrator is apart of the story and uses words "I,me,my,out,us" |
| 3rd person | the narrator is not part of the story and tells the story with "he,she,they,them |
| 3rd omniscient | the narrator isnt part of the story and tells the story through many charcters, uses "he,she,they,them. |
| characters | people or animals in ah short story |
| major | main/most important characters |
| protagonist | the character the story id mostly about the "good guy " |
| antagonist | the charater who causes the problem the " bad guy" |
| minor | the supporting or extra charaters |
| dynamic character | whose thoughts,attitude,beleifs change in the story |
| static charater | whose thoughts,attitude,beleifs do not change in the story |
| flat | charater who has only one limited personality trait. |
| round | character who has many personality traits |
| indirect characterization | the personality of a character is revealed through the characters thoughts,comments, and actions. |
| direct charactization | the narrator or other characters in the story TELL the reader about the personality of the character. |
| symbols | something that stands for or represents something else |
| irony | the difference between appearance and reality |
| forshadowing | hints about what will happen later in the story . |
| suspense | the quality is a story that keeps you interested. |
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