Short Story Terms
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mcmichaelsd Plus on September 27, 2009
Subjects:
english, english 9, english vocab, short story vocab, short story quiz, short stories, short story terms
Classes:
Math, English 1, Ned Ide, 2012 - 2013, 8th Grade Reading, Sue Gill's English 10, 2X, Sue Gill's English 10, 4X, DCMS 1 (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 protagonist | main character who sets the plot in motion |
| antagonist | the character of force that blocks the protagonist |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues to hint what is going to happen later in the plot |
| internal conflict | a stuggle between opposing needs, desires, or emtions within a single character |
| external conflict | a character struggles against some outside force; another character society as a whole or some natural force |
| conflict | a struggle or class between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. KEYWORD: vs. |
| exposition | background information on characters and events necessary for understanding the story. basics are exposed |
| resolution | all the problems or mysteries of the plot are unraveled. |
| symbol | a person place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself |
| diction | word choice |
| theme | the central idea or insight of a work of literature; most are implied rather than directly stated |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward the reading, a subject, or a charater; conveyed through the writers choice of words and details |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a wirter tells a story |
| 1st person | uses "I" ; narrator is in the story |
| 3rd person omniscient | narrator is all-knowing |
| 3rd person limited | view limited to one character. outside the story |
| irony | a contrast between expectation and reality |
| dramatic irony | reader knows something important that character doesn't know |
| situational irony | what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate |
| verbal irony | when a speaker says one thing but means the opposite |
| characterization | the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
| character | fictional personality created by an author. |
| setting | the time and place of events in a literary work |
| mood | the feeling the reader gets when reading the story |
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story or drama |
| narrator | teller of the story |
| static character | character who doesn't change or refuses to grow much in the course of the story |
| dynamic character | a character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the storys action |
| round character | a character who seems like a real person. character has more demsions to personality. complex and multi-facted |
| flat character | character who is not well-developed. doesnt seem real. one or tow personality traits. one demensional |
| suspense | Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story |
| figurative language | language that is not meant to be interpreted literally; ex: simile, metaphor, personification, etc. |
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