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literary terms difinition

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setting   where a story takes place ; includes time of day, year in history, time of year  
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mood   atmosphere of the story ; the mood of a story is created by the setting  
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theme   authors message or lesson. What do you learn from the story?  
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conflict   problem  
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internal conflict   when a character is forced to make a difficult decision  
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person vs self   forced to make a difficult decision  
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external conflict   problem or conflict iss created by an outside force  
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person vs person   two people are in conflict of arguing or fighting  
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person vs fate   a person who cannot control his/her destiny/future  
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person vs society   a person whos values and beliefs are different societys values and beliefs  
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person vs nature   conflict is created by a force of nature. Includes weather, animals  
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plot   sequence of events in a short story  
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exposition   all background information is given to the reader. characters are introduced and setting is given  
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narrative hook   main conflict is introduced  
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rising action   events in a short story that lead to the climax ; most of the story will take place here  
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climax   the most exciting part ; turning point ; protagonist must make a decision  
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conclusion   resolution or end of a short story  
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narrator   "person" telling the story ; the narrator is not the same author  
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tone   narrators attitude about the story. attitude is created by the narrator  
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point of view   how the story is told  
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1st person   the narrator is part of the story. the narrator uses "I, me, my, our" in the story  
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3rd limited   the narrator tells the story through the eyes of ONE character  
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3rd omniscient   omni- all i scient- knowing- the narrator can tell you what everyone in the story thinks. can tell you about the past, present, and future  
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characters   people or animals in a short story  
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major   most important characters in a short story  
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protagonist   the main character ; the good guy  
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antogonist   the character who creates problems for the protagonist ; bad guy  
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minor   additional characters needed to tell the story  
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dynamic character   a character whos values, beleifs, or thoughts change in the short story  
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static character   a character whos values, beliefs, or thoughts DO NOT change in a short story  
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indirect characterization   the reader learns about a character through his/her thoughts, words and /or actions  
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direct characterization   the reader learns about a character through what other characters or the narrator tells the reader  
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symbol   something that represents a thought, attitude, emotion or something else  
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irony   the difference between appearance and reality ; when what is expected to happen doesnt  
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foreshadowing   hints about what will happen later in the story ; foreshadowing helps you predict what will happen  
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flat character   a character with one main personality  
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round character   a character with many personality traits  
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