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short story terms
literary terms definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | where a story takes place includes time of the year in history |
| mood | atmosphere of the story the mood of a story is created by the setting |
| theme | authors message or lesson what do you learn from the story |
| conflict | problem in a story |
| internal conflict | when a character is forced to make a difficult decision |
| person vs self | forced to make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | problem or conflict is created by an outside force |
| man vs man | two people are in conflict arguing or fighting |
| man vs fate | a person who cannot control his/her destiny |
| man vs society | a person whose values an beliefs are different from society |
| man vs nature | conflict is created by a force of nature this includes weather animals ocean |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| exposition | all background information id given to the reader characters are reduced |
| narrative hook | main conflict is introduced |
| rising action | events in a story that lead to the climax most will take place in here |
| climax | the most exciting part of a story; turning point protagonist must make a decision |
| falling action | events leading to the conclusion of a short story |
| conclusion | resolution or end of a short story attitude is created by the narrator |
| narrator | person telling the story narrator is not the same as the author |
| tone | authors attitude about the short story |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| 1st person | the narrator is part of the story the narrator uses "i me our in the story |
| 3rd limited | the narrator tells the story through the eyes of one character |
| 3rd omniscient | the narrator can tell you what everyone in the story thinks can tell you about the past present future |
| characters | people or animals in a short story |
| major | most important character in a story |
| protagonist | the main character or the good guy |
| antagonist | character who creates problems for the protagonist;bad guy |
| minor | additional character needed to tell the story |
| dynamic character | a character whose values beliefs or thoughts change in a short story |
| static character | a character whose values beliefs or thoughts do not change in a short story |
| indirect characterization | the reader learns about a character through his/her thoughts words and/or actions |
| direct characterization | the reader learns about a character through what other characters or the narrator tells the reader |
| symbol | something represents a thought attitude emotion or something else |
| irony | the difference between appearance and reality when what is expected to happen doesn't |
| foreshadowing | hints about what will happen later in the story foreshadowing helps you predict what will happen |
Created by:
maria fuentes
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