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ShortStory Terms 1
literay terms
Question | Answer |
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Setting | Where story take place |
Mood | Atmosphere,determine by the setting |
Theme | Lesson or message of the story, controlling idea, central sight |
Conflict | A problem,no conflict=no story |
Internal Conflict | A struggle within one,self |
Person vs Self | A character must make a difficult decision |
External Conflict | A struggle with an outside force |
Man vs Man | A person between two people or two group of people |
Man vs Fate | A person has a problem facing his/her destiny |
Man vs Society | One person in conflict with a group |
Man vs Nature | A person in conflict with or struggle to any face of nature |
Plot | Sequence of events |
Explosition | All background information is given setting and main character are inducted |
Narrative Hook | The problem/Main conflict is revealed |
Rising action | All the events leading to the climax |
Climax | Most exciting part of the story; turning point |
Falling Action | All of the events leading to the conclusion or end of the story |
Conclusion | The End |
Narrator | A person who tells the story |
Tone | Narrator/Author attitude toward the story |
Point of View | How the story was told the relationship between the narrator and the reader |
1st person | The narrator is a part of the story and uses I, Me, My, Our, Us |
3rd person | The narrator is not part of the story and tells she, they , them |
3rd omniscient | The narrator is not part of the story and tells the story through the eye of the many character |
Characters | People or among in a story |
Major | Main/Most important character |
Protagonist | The character that is good |
Antagonist | The character who is bad |
Minor | Supporting or extra character |
Dynamic character | Is a character whose thoughts, attitude, belief change |
Static character | Is a character who thoughts , attitude, belief change in a story |
Hat character | Is the one who has only the limited personality trait |
Round Character | Who has Many personality trait |
Indirect characterization | The personality of a character is revealed Through the characters thought, comments, and action |
Direct characterization | The narrator or other character in the story tell the reader about the personality of character |
Symbol | Something that stands for an represents, something else |
Irony | The difference between appearance and reality |
Foreshadowing | Hints about what will happen later in a story |
Suspense | The quality is a story that keeps you interested |