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Short Story Elements
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This is a review of terminology for 10th grade literature students.
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The events leading to the climax of a story
Resolution
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
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The main character in a literary work
Hero
Protagonist
Antagonist
Villain
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When the author directly tells us what kind of person the character is
Indirect Characterization
Reliable Narrator
Unreliable Narrator
Direct Characterization
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The character who opposes the main character in a literary work
Antagonist
Hero
Villain
Protagonist
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One who does not change much over the course of a literary work
Round Character
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Flat Character
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The feeling created in the reader when reading a story
Mood
Tone
Suspense
Foreshadow
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A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
Paradox
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Irony
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The central idea or message the writer wishes to convey
Tone
Theme
Allusion
Irony
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One who undergoes significant change over the course of a story
Static Character
Round Character
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
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Sets the scene for the story and gives the basic situation
Exposition
Mood
Setting
Tone
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Author describing how a character looks, how a character acts, etc.
Indirect Characterization
Reliable Narrator
Direct Characterization
Unreliable Narrator
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Use of clues to hint at events that will take place later in the story
Premonition
Foreshadow
Prediction
Flashback
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The sequence of events in a literary work
Falling Action
Exposition
Rising Action
Plot
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A category or type of literature
Nonfiction
Drama
Genre
Fiction
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Reference to a famous person, place, or historical figure
Illusion
Artifact
Allusion
Definition
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The events leading to the resolution in a story
Exposition
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
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A person, place, or thing that stands beyond itself
Symbol
Artifact
Allusion
Metaphor
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When all the story's problems are solved; the outcome
Irony
Plot
Resolution
Falling Action
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The attitude a writer takes toward the material he writes
Tone
Mood
Style
Genre
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Situation or statement containing contradictory elements
Catastrophe
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Paradox
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The highest point of interest or tension in a story
Paradox
Allusion
Climax
Crescendo
