Creative Writing Short Stories Test Review
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| indirect characterization | occurs when the writer reveals the character by showing his/her speech, thoughts, effects on others, and actions
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| direct characterization | occurs when the writer tells the reader what the character looks like and what his/her personality is
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| plot | the sequence of events in the story
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| conflict | The main problem in the story, the focus of the action
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| first person point of view | A story written with an inside narrator
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| second person point of view | A story that uses “you” to directly address the reader
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| third person point of view | A story written with an outside narrator
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| dialogue | Conversation between characters in a story
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| summary | when the writer briefly tells the reader about the events that occured when they are not crucial to the action or important enough to bee fully developed
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| scene | a combination of action and dialogue intended to make the reader feel like part of the action
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| setting | the time, place, and atmosphere of the story
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| mood | The way the description of the setting is intended to make the reader feel
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| protagonist | The main character in the story around whom all of the action centers
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| antagonist | character or force that poses a problem for the main character
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| narrator | a character who tells his/her own story or the protagonist's story
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| dynamic character | a character who changes over the course of the story
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| static character | a character, usually a minor one, who does not change over the course of the story
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| flat character | a character that is not fully developed, usually embodying a single character trait
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| round character | a character who is well developed so he/she seems fully human
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| agency | the character’s ability to influence to the events of the story
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| suspense | Tension in the story that makes the reader want to keep reading
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| progressive peaks | Periods of high tension followed by “rest periods” that build the plot of the story
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| logical progression | Events that naturally and reasonably follow each other
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