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short story terms
literaty terms definations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | where a story takes place, includes time of day, In history, time of years. |
| mood | atmosphere of the story the mood of a story is created by the setting. |
| theme | author's message or lesson, what do you learn from the story. |
| Conflict | problem of the story. |
| Internal conflict | when a character is forced to make a difficult decision. |
| person vs self | some as an internal conflict a character is faced to make a difficult decision. |
| external conflict | problem or conflict is created by an outside forced. |
| person vs person | to people are in conflict arguing or fighting. |
| person vs fate | a person who cannot control his or her destiny/future. |
| person vs society | a person whose values and beliefs are different run society value and belief racism is an example of lesson society's. |
| person vs nature | conflict is created by a forced of nature this includes weather. |
| plot | sequence of events in a short story. |
| exposition | all background information is given to the reader the character are introduced into setting is given. |
| narrator hook | main conflict is introduced. |
| rising action | events in a story that led to the climax most of the story will take place here. |
| climax | the most exciting part of the story turning point; the protagonist must take decision. |
| falling action | events leading to the conclusion of short story. |
| conclusion | resolution or end of a short story. |
| Narrator | "person" telling the story to the narrator is not the some as the author. |
| tone | author's attitude about the story. attitude is created by the narrator. |
| point of view | how the story is told. |
| 1st person | the narrator is part of the story the narrator use's i me my our the story in every part of the |
| 3rd person | the narrator tells the story through the exes of one character. the one character in every part of the short the narrator limits what the reader sees. |
| 3rd Omniscient | omniscient- omni- nii scient- knowing the narrator can tell you what everyone in the story thinks. can tell you about the past, present,and future. |
| character | people or animals in the short story. |
| Major | most important character in the short story. |
| protagonist | the main character the good guy. |
| Antagonist | the character the creates the problem for the protagonist the bad guy. |
| Minor | Additional character needed to tell the story. |
| Dynamic character | a character whose values beliefs or thoughts change in the short story. |
| static character | a character whose values beliefs or thoughts do not change. |
| Indirect characterization | the reader learns about s character through his/her thoughts, words and / or actions. |
| Direct characterization | the reader learns about a character through what other character or the narrator tells the reader. |
| Symbol | something represents a through, attitude, emotions, or something else. |
| Irony | the differences 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. |
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