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What is falling action?
What is a flashback?
Short Story Literary Terms
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What is a flashback?
an interruption/transition to a time before the current events in a story
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest future events
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What is falling action?
the central idea or message of a work of literature
events that give a reader backround information to understand the story
those events after the climax, which lead to the resolution
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What is dramatic irony?
when a speakers says one thing but really means something different
when what we expect to happen is contradictory to what actually happens
when the audience/reader know something that a character doesn't know
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What is a character foil?
the main or central character in a story; involved in the main conflict
a character whose actions/thoughts are opposite of the major characters
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
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What is the resolution?
a sequence of related events that make up a story
the point of highest intensity or excitement in a story
the moment when all the problems or conflicts are resolved
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What is genre?
the time and place of a story's action
a kind or style of literature or art, each with its own characteristics
the central idea or message of a work of literature
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What is characterization?
a character who does not change at all throughout the story
a character who evolves and grows in the story
the methods an author uses to develop and portray a character's personality
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What is direct characterization?
the reader infers about the character's personality based on their actions
an author tells the reader directly what the character's personality is
the methods an author uses to develop and portray a character's personality
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What is irony?
a kind or style of literature or art, each with its own characteristics
the central idea or message of a work of literature
the contrast between expectation and reality
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What is a dynamic/round character?
a character who is uncomplicated and remains the same throughout the story
a character who evolves/grows in the story and has a complex personality
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
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What is the exposition?
the point of highest intensity or excitement in a story
events that give a reader background information to understand a story
those events after the climax, which lead to the resolution
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What is rising action?
a sequence of related events that make up a story
the moment when all the problems or conflicts are resolved
the movement of a plot toward a climax or moment of greatest excitement
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What is third person limited point of view?
narrator, who isn't in the story, knows thoughts/feelings of one character
narrator, who isn't in the story, knows thoughts/feelings of all characters
one of the characters in a story is also narrating the story
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What is situational irony?
when a speakers says one thing but really means something different
when what we expect to happen is contradictory to what actually happens
when the audience/reader know something that a character doesn't know
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What is a static/flat character?
a character who is uncomplicated and remains the same throughout the story
a character who evolves/grows in the story and has a complex personality
the methods an author uses to develop and portray a character's personality
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What is foreshadowing?
the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest a future action
the events after the climax, that lead to the resolution
an interruption/transition to a time before the current events in a story
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What pronouns would you use for a second person point of view story?
"you"
"I/we"
"he/she"
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What is syntax?
arrangement of paragraphs and punctuation in a story
the central idea or message of a work of literature
arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence
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What is verbal irony?
when the audience/reader know something that a character doesn't know
when a speakers says one thing but really means something different
when what we expect to happen is contradictory to what actually happens
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What pronouns would you use for a first person point of view story?
"he/she"
"you"
"I/we"
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What is theme?
the methods an author uses to develop and portray a character
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
the central idea or message of a work of literature
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What is plot?
a sequence of related events that make up a story
the movement of the story towards the climax
events that give a reader background information to understand a story
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What is external conflict?
when a character struggles with an outside force (man v. man, nature, fate)
man v. self; conflict entirely in the character's own mind
a character whose actions are the opposite of the major characters
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What is conflict?
the central idea or message of a work of literature
the time and place of a story's action
a struggle or problem in a story
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What is the setting?
the location of the author when they wrote the story
the conflict in a story
the time and place of a story's action
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What is tone?
the central idea or message of a work of literature
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
the predominant emotion in a literary work; effect on the audience
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Who is the antagonist?
a character whose thoughts/actions are opposite the major characters
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
the main or central character in a story; involved in the main conflict
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What is internal conflict?
man v. self; conflict entirely in the character's own mind
man v. man; conflict between two characters
a character whose actions are the opposite of the major characters
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What is the climax?
the point of highest intensity or excitement in a story
the lowest point of intensity or excitement in a story
the moment where all the problems or conflicts are resolved
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What is indirect characterization?
the methods an author uses to develop and portray a character's personality
an author tells the reader directly what the character's personality is
the reader infers about the character's personality based on their actions
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What is third person omniscient point of view?
narrator, who isn't in the story, knows thoughts/feelings of all characters
narrator, who isn't in the story, knows thoughts/feelings of one character
one of the characters in a story is also narrating the story
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What is mood?
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
the predominant emotion in a literary work; effect on the audience
a kind or style of literature or art
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Who is the protagonist?
the main or central character in a story; involved in the main conflict
a character whose thoughts/actions are opposite the major characters
the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
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What is point of view?
the predominant emotion in a story; effect on the audience
the way in which a person sees imagery in a story
the perspective from which a story is told
