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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS AND TERMS Flashcards

learn these terms for memorization.

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when an object,person, or place is used to represent something else?

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Symbolism

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the central character who attempts to achieve something

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Protagonist

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the character who is in conflict with or oppose to the protagonist

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antagonist

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when the audience knows something the characters do not.

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dramatic irony

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the struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

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the characters, setting, and conflict are established in this part of the plot

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introduction/exposition

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a brief or indirect reference at a well-known figure, place, event, idea or object.

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allusion

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a scene that interrupts another scene to describe events from an earlier time.

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flashback

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9
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the comparison of different things USING ‘like’ or ‘as’

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simile

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a suggestion or hint or action to come in the future

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foreshadowing

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the main idea of a story

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theme

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12
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an outcome contrary to what would naturally be expected.

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situational irony

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this character emphasizes the qualities of another character by being a contrast to him/her

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foil

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the point of view using I, ME,MY, etc

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first person

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15
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the highest point of suspense in the story

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climax

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16
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the time and place of the story

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setting

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17
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giving inanimate objects human qualities

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personification

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a feeling of expectation, excitement or tension created when the characters are put in danger or the outcome of a situation is not known

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suspense

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19
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exaggeration for dramatic effect

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hyperbole

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20
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a comparison between two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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metaphor

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21
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using a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its normal meaning

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verbal irony

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22
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shot stories are :

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  • short
  • narrative
  • prose
  • fiction
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narrative

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tell a story

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prose

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written in sentences and paragraphs

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fiction

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portray imaginary characters and events

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where the characters and setting are introduced

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introduction

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where the characters create the action as they struggle with the conflicts that arise.

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rising action

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where the conflict is being solved

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falling action

29
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where the conflict is being solved

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resolution

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a living, changing character

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dynamic character

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a character who changes very little throughout the often has only one characteristic

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static character

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a logical clear flow in writing with smooth transitions between sentences and between paragraphs

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coherence

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a fixed idea where all members of a group are made out to be the same without room for individual differences

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stereotype

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a brief description of a character

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character sketch

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a character struggling with a decision or won feelings

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internal conflict (man vs himself)

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a character struggling with another person

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interpersonal conflict (Man vs Man)

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a character struggling with nature

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external conflict (man vs nature)

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the plan, skeleton of a story

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plot

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a contrast between what is said and meant

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verbal irony

40
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what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens

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situational irony

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an object which stands for quality or idea beyond its literal meaning

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symbol

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major characters in a story, who encounter contradictory situations, and undergo a transformation during this phase.

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round character

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a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality.

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flat character

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prose fiction that revolves around a single incident in a character’s life. usually have one turning point or climax.

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short story

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a story published as a separate book. revolves around every incident in the main character’s life.

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novel.

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prose in which the characters and events are imaginary.

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fiction

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any piece of prose writing that is not based on the imaginary.

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nonfiction

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a piece of writing that explains how and why something happens

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expository

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a piece of writing that gives the reader a clear picture of a place, person, event or thing.

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descriptive.

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a piece of writing in which the author attempts to convince the reader to see a particular point of view.

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persuasive.

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an account of the life of a individual other then the writer.

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biography

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a short piece of prose usually expressing the point of view. has three main parts, an introduction, a body, a conclusion.

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essay

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a opinion/position the writer is trying to defend.

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thesis

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a group of sentences relating to a single idea or topic.

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paragraph.

55
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a sentence which expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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topic sentence.

56
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a quality of a writing which in all sentences and paragraph support the main idea.

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unity

57
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the perspective from which the events are seen, a story told or an argument is made.

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point of view

58
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the person who tells a story

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narrator

59
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the narrator tells a story as he,she,they

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third person

60
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the narrator is all knowing and describes the thoughts and feelings of all the characters BUT is not character in the story.

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omniscient point of view.

61
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these characters are more a part of the setting and atmosphere.

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minor/background characters

62
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a personality quality, how the characters behave.

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character traits

63
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the way an author creates a character

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characterization

64
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an introduction for a piece of literature that sets a scene for whats to follow.

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prologue

65
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an ending where an event is both the climax and the resolution.

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surprise ending

66
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what is happening in the writing?

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literal meaning

67
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rewrite the main points in your own words

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summary

68
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a figure of speech that use two normally contradictory terms, ex “jumbo shrimp”

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oxymoron

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