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Short Story Terms

Short Story Terms. Fiction. a story that is not true. Short Story. A story that can be read in one sitting, has the five parts of the plot, and is a work of fiction. Plot. the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Exposition.

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Short Story Terms

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  1. Short Story Terms

  2. Fiction • a story that is not true.

  3. Short Story • A story that can be read in one sitting, has the five parts of the plot, and is a work of fiction.

  4. Plot • the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

  5. Exposition • the beginning of the story where we find out the setting, characters, and the conflict.

  6. Setting • where and when a story takes place.

  7. Character • Protagonist and Antagonist

  8. Protagonist • the main character or "the good guy."

  9. Antagonist • the character or force that is against the protagonist

  10. Description of Characters: • Dynamic–A character that changes as a result of the action in the story • Static-A character that remains the same throughout the story • Round-The reader sees many sides or traits of a character’s personality • Flat- The reader sees only one side or very few traits of a character.

  11. Characterization • the process of revealing the personality of a character.

  12. Direct Characterization • the author comes out directly and tells the reader about a character’s personality.

  13. Indirect Characterization • When the author allows a character’s actions to tell you about his or her personality.

  14. Conflict • the problem in a story or the struggle between opposing forces.

  15. Internal Conflict • the problem that exists in a character’s mind

  16. External Conflict • a problem outside of a character.

  17. Rising Action • Adds conflict to the problem

  18. Climax • Highest point of interest or turning point in a story

  19. Falling Action • possible solutions to the problem

  20. Resolution • how the story ends

  21. Theme • the central idea or meaning of the story

  22. Irony • the events turn out differently than what is expected

  23. 1. Situational Irony • when there is a conflict between the expected outcome and what actually occurs

  24. 2. Dramatic Irony • the audience has information the characters on stage do not

  25. 3. Verbal Irony • when one thing is said but another is meant

  26. Tone • the author’s attitude towards his or her subject matter

  27. Mood • the reader’s feelings about what he or she has read. • Also known as the “atmosphere” of the story.

  28. Symbolism • something that stands for or represents something else

  29. Foreshadowing • clues as to what will happen later in the story

  30. Flashback • to interrupt the current events to show events that happened previously

  31. Dialogue • a conversation between two or more characters

  32. Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View • an all-knowing and all-seeing narrator

  33. Third Person Limited Point-of View • the narrator is telling a story from a character’s perspective.

  34. First Person Point-of View • the narrator is in the story and is telling the story

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