| Term | Definition |
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| short story | is a type of proe fiction involving conflicts, characters, settings, and situations in which the action is set forth in the form of a plot. A short story usually deals with a single, dominant incident. |
| conflict | is the interplay between two opposite forces. This is the essential element of a short story. A major conflict must be present for there to be a short story. The conflict is connected to the climax. |
| methods of characterization | an author may reveal character through: |
| methods of characteriation 1 | speech |
| methods of characteriation 2 | actions |
| methods of characteriation 3 | inner thoughts |
| methods of characteriation 4 | physical appearance |
| methods of characteriation 5 | psychological condition or emotional state |
| methods of characteriation 6 | one character's reaction to another |
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