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Short Stories Flashcards

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1
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The feeling of excitement

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Intrigue

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2
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The bad guy in a story

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Antagonist

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3
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Who is the author of the Most Dangerous Game?

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Richard Connell

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The hero in the story

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Protagonist

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A literary Device used to hint something that will be important later in the story

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Foreshadowing

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When you think back to a time in your life that is relatable to what you are experiencing in the moment

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Flashback

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7
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A problem in the story. This is usually the climax

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Conflict

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8
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Who is the author of The Lady or the Tiger?

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Frank R. Stalkton

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Who is the author of The Cask of Amontillado?

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Who is the author of The Gift of the Magi?

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O. Henry

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The expression of one’s meanings by using language that signifies the opposite

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Situational irony

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12
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This is what authors use to create a mental picture of a character

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Characterization

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13
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This tells the audience what the personality of the character is

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Direct characterization

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14
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When the author shows the character’s personality through speech

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Indirect Characterization

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15
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This is used in the story to represent an abstract idea

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Symbol

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16
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Who is the author of The Necklace?

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Guy De Maupassant

17
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Who is the author of The Scarlet Ibis?

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James Hurst

18
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Who is the author of The Adventure of the German Student?

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Washington Irving

19
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Who is the author of the story Young Goodman Brown?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

20
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Who is the author of A New England Nun?

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Mary E Wilkins

21
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Who is the author of To Build a Fire?

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Jack London

22
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Indirect reference to any person, place, or thing in mythology, the Bible, history or literature

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Allusion

23
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Who is the author of By the Waters of Babylon?

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Stephen Vincent Benét

24
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Who is the author of The Harness?

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John Steinback

25
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Who is the author of the Outcasts of Poker Flat?

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Francis Bret Harte

26
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Who is the author of Old Folk’s Christmas?

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Ring W. Lardner

27
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The feeling of excited uncertainty of what is to come

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Suspense

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