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Short Story unit review!

Short Story unit review! . Literary terms and vocabulary. Literary terms. A struggle that takes place within a character is called… Internal conflict. The lesson/moral of a story. Theme. A technique used to explain events that happened prior to the story. flashback.

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Short Story unit review!

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  1. Short Story unit review! Literary terms and vocabulary

  2. Literary terms • A struggle that takes place within a character is called… • Internal conflict

  3. The lesson/moral of a story • Theme

  4. A technique used to explain events that happened prior to the story • flashback

  5. when the reader’s tension grows in anticipation of the ending • suspense

  6. The person/character telling the story • narrator

  7. Where/when the story takes place • setting

  8. A statement that at first seems untrue, until further thought… • paradox

  9. An object that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something larger • Symbol

  10. Writing that evokes an image in a reader’s mind – uses the five senses • imagery

  11. Hints/clues placed throughout the story • Foreshadowing

  12. The series of events in a story • plot

  13. The attitude the narrator takes in a story – humorous, sarcastic… • tone

  14. When the reader expects something different than what happened (be specific!) • Situational irony

  15. A character’s struggle with an outside force • External conflict

  16. The main character in a story • protagonist

  17. The atmosphere in a story which inspires a feeling in the reader • mood

  18. A reference in one story to another story/historical event/famous person… • allusion

  19. Something that adds to one’s comfort or convenience • amenity

  20. Amusingly odd or comical • droll

  21. To overlook, forgive, disregard • condone

  22. To rush carelessly • careen

  23. Chances or possibilities for success • prospects

  24. To escape by means of cleverness or skill • elude

  25. Crooked; to one side • askew

  26. Absolutely necessary • imperative

  27. To repeat verbally • reiterate

  28. The entire range/series of something • gamut

  29. Intensely devoted; enthusiastic • zealous

  30. Excitingly strange • exotic

  31. Shining with shifting rainbow colors • iridescent

  32. Filled w/shock or horror • aghast

  33. Much too high; excessive • exorbitant

  34. Deeply regrettable; unfortunate • deplorable

  35. Physical or moral strength; endurance • stamina

  36. An inability to make errors • infallibility

  37. About to occur • imminent

  38. A poor person • pauper

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