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Identify terms used in the comprehension and analysis of the author's craft in short stories
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a form of literature, such as comedy, drama, poetry, epic
style
short story
point of view
genre
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the place and time frame in which a story takes place
setting
style
action
site
3
a feeling of excitement, curiosity, or expectation about what will happen
anxiety
figurative language
climax
suspense
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the part of the story in which the characters, setting and background are introduced
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
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the feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader
tone
suspense
mood
irony
6
a literary work whose content is not based on fact
nonfiction
fable
fiction
news
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stories intended to explain some mystery of nature, religious doctrine, or cultural belief
prose
myth
novel
poetry
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the attitude the author expresses toward the topic
mood
style
tone
imagery
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true writing based on factual information
mystery
science fiction
article
nonfiction
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a writer's story of his or her own life
eulogy
memoir
autobiography
biography
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the person or character who actually tells the story
protagonist
author
antagonist
narrator
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the central part of the story during which the conflict is introduced
setting
solution
rising action
resolution
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interruption in the chronological order to present something that previously occurred
irony
foreshadowing
point of view
flashback
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shorter than a novel, can usually be read in one sitting
short story
novella
tall tale
fantasy
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words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses
imagery
symphony
irony
humor
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the message about life or human nature that is "the focus" in the story
tone
topic
lesson
theme
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hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come
humor
foreshadowing
clues
cliffhangers
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perspective from which the story is told
dialogue
narration
point of view
authorization
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a technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts
flashback
mood
tone
irony
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techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character
dialect
creativity
design
characterization
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resolution or conclusion where the plot reaches its final outcome
falling action
prologue
ending
denouement
22
the main character, not all are heroes
character
protagonist
foil
animal
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a book-length fictional prose story
novella
poetry
short story
novel
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the high point in the action of a story
conflict
pinnacle
climax
sonnet
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a literary work that uses the familiar spoken form of language, sentence after sentence
essay
prose
nonfiction
poetry
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a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself
style
symbol
personification
paradox
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a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another literary work
allegory
flashback
allusion
narration
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a story set in an imaginary world
myth
science fiction
fiction
fantasy
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the sequence of events in a literary work
lifeline
story
theme
plot
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a problem or struggle between two opposing forces
conflict
climax
comic con
conflagration
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the person or force that works against the hero of the story
warrior
foil
villain
antagonist
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one of the people (or animals) in a story
actors
players
producers
characters
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a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor
antagonist
allusion
exposition
allegory
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narration that reveals several different character's perspectives
first-person
limited
omniscient
selective
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the distinctive way that a writer uses language, arrangement, and complexity
literature
fantasy
dialogue
style
