Set: short stories

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an ambiguous title (unclear,confusing,or not certain,especially because it can be understood in more than one way) eine mehrdeutige Überschrift
to arouse the readers interest to make somebody become interestes, expect something etc. ) die Interesse des Lesers wecken
a short exposition the beginning of a story that introduces the characters, the theme and the setting ) eine kurze Exposition
main character / protagonist (the most important charactar in a play, film or story) die Hauptfigur
a flat character having only a limited number of traits or representing only a single quality ; eine eindimensionale Figur
a round character havin several traits and beharing like in real life ; eine mehrdimensionale Figur
an unusual theme the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film etc. ; ein ungewöhnliches Thema
a confusing plot the events that form that form the main story of a book, film or play ; eine verwirrende Handlung
the setting of the story is set in... the place or time where the events in a book,film etc happen ; der Schauplatz / die Geschichte spielt ...
an exiting rising action the part of a story where the conflict is developed ; eine aufregende steigende Handlung
to create suspense a feeling of excitement or anxity when you dont know what will happen next ; Spannung erzeugen
a suspenseful climax the part of the story where the conflict reaches its biggest point ; ein spannender höhepunkt
a surprising turning point the part of the story where the conflict changes ; eine überraschende Wende
falling action the part of the story where the suspense is reduced ; fallende Handlung
a foreshadowing of the ending showing or hinting at something that will happen in the future ; ; eine vorausdeutung auf das ende
an unexpected denoument a kind of ending where the conflict is resolved ; eine unerwartete Auflösung
a happy / tragic ending ein Happy - End / ein tragisches Ende
to fulfill the readers expectations what you think or hope will happen ; die erwartungen des lesers erfüllen
an omniscient narrator the person or character who tells the story in a book or a play ; ein allwissender Erzähler (auktoriale Erzählsituation)
a first-person narrator with a limited point of view point of view: the perspective from which a story is told ; ein ich-erzähler mit beschränkter perspektive (personale Erzählsituation)
internal / external action what is going on in the mind of a character / what a character does and the events that take place ; innere / äußere Handlung
a surprise / open ending ein überraschendes / offenes Ende
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sanniii : Changed an exiting rising action → the part of a story where the conflict is developed ; ine aufregende steigende Handlung to an exiting rising action → the part of a story where the conflict is developed ; eine aufregende steigende Handlung
sanniii : Changed the setting of a story / the story is set in... → the place or time where the events in a book,film etc happen ; der Schauplatz / die Geschichte spielt ... to the setting of the story is set in... → the place or time where the events in a book,film etc happen ; der Schauplatz / die Geschichte spielt ...
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  1. an unexpected denoument → a kind of ending where the conflict is resolved ; eine unerwartete Auflösung - 36 misses
  2. to arouse the readers interest → to make somebody become interestes, expect something etc. ) die Interesse des Lesers wecken - 33 misses
  3. a suspenseful climax → the part of the story where the conflict reaches its biggest point ; ein spannender höhepunkt - 24 misses
  4. to fulfill the readers expectations → what you think or hope will happen ; die erwartungen des lesers erfüllen - 23 misses
  5. a surprising turning point → the part of the story where the conflict changes ; eine überraschende Wende - 18 misses
  6. a confusing plot → the events that form that form the main story of a book, film or play ; eine verwirrende Handlung - 17 misses
  7. an exiting rising action → the part of a story where the conflict is developed ; eine aufregende steigende Handlung - 16 misses