SHORT STORY AND NOVEL TERMS:

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short story:

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a fictional tale of a length that is too short to publish in a single volume like a novel.

Question 2

Short story has three elements:

Answer 2

• plot
• characterization
• setting

Question 3

plot:

Answer 3

the events of the story or the series of actions that make up the story are referred to as the plot.

Question 4

introduction:

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the reader meets the characters and discovers the setting.

Question 5

rising action:

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builds up the story (the longest part)— a series of steps that lead to the climax.
-You get more information about conflict and character here.

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climax/turning point:

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the reader finds out what happens to the conflict, or how the conflict might be resolved.

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falling action:

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the plot begins to wrap up in this section of the story, which is usually brief

Question 8

Denouement/Conclusion/Resolution:

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“Denouement” is French for “unknotting”;

is the ending; however, not all conclusions provide resolution.

Question 9

4 types of conclusions:

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1. Expository Happy
2. Expository Sad
3. Expository Surprise of Twist
4. Expository Unresolved/Indeterminate/Cliffhanger

Question 10

expository happy:

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all loose ends are tied up and explained and the ending is happy

Question 11

expository sad:

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all loose ends are tied up and explained and the ending is sad

Question 12

expository surprise of twist:

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something happens that the reader does not expect at all

Question 13

expository unresolved/indeterminate/cliffhanger:

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the reader is left with questions and has to, in part, supply the ending him or herself. Some loose ends are left to dangle.

Question 14

anti-climax:

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a dull or disappointing ending to something after increasing excitement

Question 15

plot diagram:

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the story diagram or plot diagram, was invented in 1864 by Gustav Freytag to visually represent the five plot parts and their relationship with one another

Question 16

characterization:

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the collection of characters, or people, in a short story is called its characterization; usually a person in a story, but it can also be an animal

Question 17

protagonist:

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the main character in the story; usually, but not always, a “good guy.”

Question 18

Antagonist:

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the force against the protagonist; usually “the bad guy”,

Question 19

flat:

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this is a minor character with one or maybe two sides to the personality.

Question 20

round:

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these characters are believable and complex people with several sides to their personality.