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Unit 1 - Short Story Vocabulary

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Definition
narrative   tells a story or describes a sequence of events.  
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characterization   The act of creating characters  
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setting   the time and place where the story takes place  
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conflict   a struggle between characters or opposing forces  
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internal conflict   occurs when a character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions  
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external conflict   occurs when a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature  
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dialogue   is conversation between people. In a story, it is the words that characters say.  
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connotation   refers to the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word.  
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denotation   refers to the literal meaning of a word.  
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simile   compares two unlike things using words such as like or as. His music is like a fast trip on a roller coaster.  
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metaphor   A metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as. Often a form of to be is used. Her music is a trip to the streets of Memphis  
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sensory language   refers to words that appeal to the five senses. Writers use sensory language to help readers create mental images of the characters and story details.  
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personal narrative   a story based on one’s own life and told in the first person.  
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analyze   separate something into parts and study how the parts are related.  
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sequence   to put things in an order; a set of events that follows one after another in a sequential or orderly presentation of steps or events.  
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cause-effect   describes a relationship in which an action/event will produce or cause a certain response or effect in the form of another event. It is important to show that a specific effect is directly related to a cause. Ex. Driving over sharp object=flat tire  
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transitions   use transitions to connect ideas, you are helping to create coherence.  
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coherence   is the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in your writing and speaking.  
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short story   a fictional narrative that presents a sequence of events, or plot, that include a conflict  
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