English Exam Prep-Short Story Notes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Exposition | The part into which the background to the main conflict is introduced. |
| Complications | First conflict to get the story started |
| Turning Point | The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment. |
| Falling Action | The point where the loose ends are tied up. |
| Denouement | Final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. |
| Conflicts | Man vs. Man Man vs. Self Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature |
| Author Narrates-Objective | "Video Camara", old fashioned. O'Henry-very famous short story author. "The Last Leaf" a very good short story. The author reveals the emotions of one or more of the characters |
| Author Narrates-Subjective | subjective (3rd person)- Author also narrates the emotions of one or more of the characters. |
| Setting | Becomes important when the it effects the characters emotions or how he or she acts. |
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