Short Story Vocab Flashcards

1
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Backgrounds information to a story

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Exposition

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2
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Introduces conflict

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Initial Incident

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3
Q

Suspence up to the climax

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Rising action

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4
Q

The highest point of suspense

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Climax

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5
Q

When the conflict and suspense stop

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Falling action

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6
Q

The problem gets solved

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Resolution

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7
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Me, I

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First person

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8
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You, we

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Second person

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9
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They, them

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Third person

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10
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When you know what’s going on of the characters heads

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Omniscient

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11
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When you only know what’s going on in some of the characters heads

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Limited omniscient

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12
Q

Well developed

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Round

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13
Q

Not developed

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Flat

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14
Q

Doesn’t change throughout the story

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Static

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15
Q

Changed during the story

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Dynamic

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16
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Showing what happened in the past

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Flashback

17
Q

The conflict towards the protagonist

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Antagonist

18
Q

The contrast to the protagonist (Side character)

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Foil

19
Q

A character in a story (Normally round and dynamic) who experiences most of the conflict

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protagonist

20
Q

The way the story makes the reader feel

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Mood

21
Q

The way the author describes a specific topic

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Tone

22
Q

The message of a story (general truth)

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Theme

23
Q

Sign of something that happens in the future

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Foreshadowing

24
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Symbolism

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Connotation