Short Fiction Chaps 2-3 Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Plot | the sequence of incidents or events in which an author constructs a story |
| Dilemma | a position in which the protagonist must choose between two courses of action, both undesirable |
| Characterization | the artistic representation of human character or motives |
| Direct presentation | author straight out telling the reader what the character is like, or they have another character in the story describe them |
| Indirect presentation | author shows the reader the character through their actions, thus we determine how they are by what they say or do |
| Dramatized | giving emotional affect to the character |
| Flat characters | characters that usually have only one or two predominant traits |
| Round characters | characters that are complex and many sided |
| Stock character | a stereotyped character who has occurred so often in fiction that we can easily identify them |
| Static character | a character who remains essentially the same person from the beginning of the story to the end |
| Developing (Dynamic) character | a character that undergoes some distinct change of character, personality, or outlook |
| Epiphany | a moment of spiritual insight into life of into the character's own circumstances |
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