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short story unit test Flashcards

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what is a protagonist

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the central character is a story

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what is an antagonist

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any force that is in conflict with the protagonist

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3
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what is the setting

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the time and place in which a story ocurs

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what is the point of view

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the perspective from which a narrative is told

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what are the 3 points of view

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first person, third ominicet, third limited

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6
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what is first person

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i of the story

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what is third person ominicent

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the narrators knowledge is unlimited

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what is third person limited

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the author has only one charachers view point

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what is conflict

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tension opposition or struggle that drives a plot

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what are the 4 catigories of conflict

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physical, mental, moral, emotional

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what are the 5 types of conflict

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person vs. person, person vs. society, person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. fate

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what is characterization

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the process by which a writer makes a character seem real to the reader

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what is showing/ indirect characterization

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allows the reader to infer what kind of person the character is from thier actions and words

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what is telling/ direct charictrization

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the author describes and evaluates the character for the reader

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what is suspense

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the anxious anticipation of the reader as to the outcome of a story

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what is tone

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the authors attitude to the characters, places, and events

17
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what is irony

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a situation that involves some kind of discrepancy or incongruity

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what is verbal irony

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what is said is opposite of what is meant

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what is dramatic irony

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a discrepancy between what a character thinks and what the reader knows

20
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what is situational irony

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a discrepancy beetwen the actual situation and what would seem to be appropriate

21
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what is theme

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a statement that offers an insight into human nature and life

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