SHORT STORY ELEMENTS AND TERMS

Question 1

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

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Symbolism

Question 2

the central character who attempts to achieve something

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Protagonist

Question 3

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

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antagonist

Question 4

when the audience knows something the characters do not.

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dramatic irony

Question 5

the struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 6

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

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introduction/exposition

Question 7

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

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allusion

Question 8

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

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flashback

Question 9

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

Question 11

the main idea of a story

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theme

Question 12

an outcome contrary to what would naturally be expected.

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situational irony

Question 13

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

Question 15

the highest point of suspense in the story

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climax

Question 16

the time and place of the story

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setting

Question 17

giving inanimate objects human qualities

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personification

Question 18

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

Question 19

exaggeration for dramatic effect

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hyperbole

Question 20

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

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metaphor

Question 21

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

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verbal irony

Question 22

shot stories are :

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• short
• narrative
• prose
• fiction

Question 23

narrative

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tell a story

Question 24

prose

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written in sentences and paragraphs

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fiction

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portray imaginary characters and events

Question 26

where the characters and setting are introduced

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introduction

Question 27

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

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rising action

Question 28

where the conflict is being solved

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falling action

Question 29

where the conflict is being solved

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resolution

Question 30

a living, changing character

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dynamic character

Question 31

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

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static character

Question 32

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

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coherence

Question 33

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

Question 34

a brief description of a character

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character sketch

Question 35

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)

Question 37

a character struggling with nature

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external conflict (man vs nature)

Question 38

the plan, skeleton of a story

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plot

Question 39

a contrast between what is said and meant

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verbal irony

Question 40

what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens

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situational irony

Question 41

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

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symbol

Question 42

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

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novel.

Question 46

prose in which the characters and events are imaginary.

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fiction

Question 47

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

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nonfiction

Question 48

a piece of writing that explains how and why something happens

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expository

Question 49

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

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descriptive.

Question 50

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.

Question 51

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

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biography

Question 52

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

Question 53

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.

Question 55

a sentence which expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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topic sentence.

Question 56

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

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unity

Question 57

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

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point of view

Question 58

the person who tells a story

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narrator

Question 59

the narrator tells a story as he,she,they

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third person

Question 60

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.

Question 61

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

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minor/background characters

Question 62

a personality quality, how the characters behave.

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character traits

Question 63

the way an author creates a character

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characterization

Question 64

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

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prologue

Question 65

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

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surprise ending

Question 66

what is happening in the writing?

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literal meaning

Question 67

rewrite the main points in your own words

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summary

Question 68

a figure of speech that use two normally contradictory terms, ex "jumbo shrimp"

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oxymoron