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English 9 Elements of Short Story Review
English 9 Elements of Short Story Review
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Short story literary terms for English 9. #9thgrade #shortstories #literaryterms
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A struggle that takes place within the mind is a(n) _____ conflict.
evasive
external
interim
internal
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The teller of the story.
Narrator
Point-of-View
Mood
Theme
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The time and place of the action of the story...
Conflict
Setting
Theme
Mood
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A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens...
Irony
Mood
Paradox
Oxymoron
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The feeling, or atmosphere, that the writer creates for the reader...
Suspense
Theme
Mood
Tone
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Excitement/tension readers feel as they become involved in a story & eager to know the outcome.
Suspense
Theme
Irony
Mood
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The leading character struggles against fate...
character vs. circumstance
character vs. self
character vs. self
character vs. society
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Static characters...
reveal one personality trait
change
stay the same
are well-developed
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Techniques the writer uses to develop characters...
Characterization
Narrator
Characters
Diction
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The struggle between opposing forces...
Tone
Conflict
Plot
Mood
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The leading character struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other people...
character vs. self
character vs. character
character vs. circumstance
character vs. society
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Turning point; the most exciting moment in the story; the highest point of action
Rising Action
Climax
Suspense
Exposition
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The narrative method used in the short story, novel, or nonfiction selection...
Foreshadowing
Narrator
Mood
Point-Of-View
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A writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later...
Mood
Irony
Foreshadowing
Suspense
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Round characters...
never surprise the reader
stay the same
are well-developed
change
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Building of complications in the conflict leading to the climax...
Rising Action
Irony
Plot
Falling Action
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Four types of conflicts include: Character vs.
self, nature, internal, and society
character, nature, gods, and psychology
self, nature, society, character
character, nature, society, and gods
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The main idea or moral in the work of literature...
Plot
Theme
Climax
Symbol
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The action after the climax of the story prior to the resolution...
Falling Action
Suspense
Exposition
Rising Action
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The character who opposes the main character is the _____.
protagonist
antagonist
gymnast
static character
