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Short Story Terms 1
literay terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Setting | where the story takes place |
| mood | atmosphere; the mood is usually determined by the setting |
| theme | the authors lesson or message |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a conflict created when a character make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | a conflict caused by a outside force |
| person vs. person | conflict between 2 people |
| person vs fate | person has a conflict faceing his/her destiny |
| person vs. society | 1 person in conflict against a group |
| person vs nature | a person in conflict with any force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| exposition | all background information is given- setting, characters, etc.... |
| narrative hook | main problem/ conflict is revealed |
| rising action | all events leading to the climax |
| climax | point of higet interest; the turning point; the protagonist must make a decision |
| falling action | all events leading to the conclusion |
| conclusion | resolution; ending |
| narrator | person telling the story- not necessarily |
| tone | narrator/author attitude towards the story |
| point of view | realationship between the narrator and the reader |
| 1st person | narrator is part of the story |
| 3rd limited | the narrator tells the story from 1 characters view |
| 3rd omniscient | all knowing narrator; not bound by time or place |
| characters | people in the story |
| major | main/most imporant characters |
| protagonist | the character that the story is mostly about; the good guy |
| antagonist | the character who is in opposition to the protagonist; the bad guy |
| minor | supporting characters |
| dynamic character | a character who changes in a story |
| static character | a character who does not change in the story |
| indirect characterization | personality is revealed by thoughts |
| direct characterization | the narrator tells you about a characters personality |
| suspense | quality in a story that keeps you intersted |
| symbol | something that represnets/ stands for something |
| irony | difference between appearances and reality |
| foreshadowing | hints about what night happen later in a story |
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AustinDrzewicki
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