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Short Stories Flashcards

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Finesse

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(noun)Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation

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Incessant

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(adjective)Nonstop, without endening

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Incessantly

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(adverb)Describes an action (something that you do) nonstop

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Nocturnal

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(adjective)Describes something that is active at night

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Odious

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(adjective)Describes something deserving hatred

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Protagonist

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The central character or hero

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Antagonist

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A person or force that opposes the protagonist

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story takes place

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Plot

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The structure of a story

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Exposition

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The basic background information is revealed

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Rising action

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Conflicts develop

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Climax

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The turning point of the story; interest and intensity are at its peak

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Falling Action

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Events that occur after the climax

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Resolution

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Conflicts are resolved; the way are going to be from now on

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Conflict

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Problem

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Internal

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(Within a characters own mind- a personal conflict)

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External

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(A problem a character faces an outside force)

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Situational

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When something other than what is expected to happen occurs

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Dramatic

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When the reader or audience knows more about a situation than a character

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Verbal

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When a person says or writes something, but means something else

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Symbolism

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When a object stand for something greater than it self

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Preclude

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(Verb) Prevent from happening make impossible beforehand.

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Retributution

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(noun) Punishment for doing something wrong

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Avenge

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(Verb) To get revenge by punishment the wrongdoer

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Avenger

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(Verb) Some one who a wrong

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Connoisseur

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(Noun) A person who has a high level of knowledge

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Accost

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(Verb) to approach in a challenging way.

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