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Short Story Test: Elements of Literature
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plot
series of related events that hold a story together; framework
setting
time and place of story
protagonist
the main character
antagonist
character or force that blocks the protagonist
satire
ridicules in order to reveal weakness
theme
central idea of a work of literature; a story's roots
point of view
vantage point from which a writer tells a story
first person point of view
one of the characters is narrating, uses the pronoun "I"; all information is from this character
third person point of view
the narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character
third person omniscient point of view
God-like narrator that knows everything there is to know about characters and their problems; can read thoughts
dynamic character
character who changes as a result of events
static character
character who does not change in story
flat character
character with only one or two traits
direct characterization
tells the reader directly what character is like
basic situation
beginning of the story where the characters and their conflict is introduced
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