Quizlet Short Story Terms

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  1. Characterization: Methods a writer uses to develop characters
  2. Climax: Most exciting moment of the story; the turning point
  3. Conflicts: Struggle between opposing forces
  4. Exposition: Beginning of the story that exposes readers to important information
  5. Falling Action: Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
  6. Plot: Series of events
  7. Point of view: From whose perspective the story is being told
  8. Rising Action: Complications introduced
  9. Setting: Time and place of the story
  10. Short Story: A work of fiction generally read in one sitting
  11. Solution: End of the story where all loose ends are tied
  12. Symbolism: When a thing represents more than just itself
  13. Theme: Message or statement about life in the story
  14. Types of characterization: Direct, Indirect
  15. Types of conflicts: Internal, External