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Short Story Elements Flashcards

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Imagery: Uses words involving the ______ to help the reader create a _______ picture of a character, object etc.

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Sense, mental

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Characterization: Is the way _______ present and reveal the _____________ of a character. It includes ____________ of the character’s ___________ , ________ etc.

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writers personality discriptions, appearance, actions.

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________ : is an implied comparison of two unlike things, without using ‘___’ or ‘__’. Uses the characteristics of an object or idea.

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Metaphor, like , as

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___________ : Provides _____ or _____ about what will happen ______ in the literacy work.

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Foreshadowing, clues, hints later

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_____________ : An exaggerated statement used to ___________ (tallen) effect. It adds visual images to the ____. Ex. I’m so hot, I’m melting!

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Hyperbole, heighten, text

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______ : An expression that means something different from the actual ______, “Nice day!” he thought as he looked at the pouring rain.

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Irony, meaning

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Idiom: is a common ______ or _________ that means something __________ from what it actually is saying.
Ex. Sarcasm

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phrase, expression, different

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______ : A well-known saying containing a ______ word.

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Proverb, Wise

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9
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Heart of gold is what?

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Metaphor

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My sister is a couch potato.

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Metaphor

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I have a bad feeling about this…

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Foreshadowing

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I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.

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Imagery

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“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”

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Characterization

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Informing the reader about different characters personalities is ……..

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Characterization

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: “There’s enough food in the cupboard to feed an entire army!

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Hyperbole

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find a synonym for :Exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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17
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There was a plot twist; it is …….

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Ironic

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Personification: Gives ______ characteristics or qualities to an ________or ________.

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human, animal, object

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Simile: An _________ that describes a ______ , ______ or a ____ by comparing it to something else.

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expression, place, person, thing

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20
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The movie was like a roller coaster.

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Simile

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21
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Give a synonym for: symbolism

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symbolize

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_____ : is something that _____ for or __________ something else.

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Symbol, stands represents

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23
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Dove = Peace

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Symbol

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Sensory language : IS the way for writers to help a reader ____ or connect with an ____ , ___________ , action or ______.

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see, image, description, sense

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25
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Helps reader imagining the 5 senses of the story.

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Sensory language

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__________ : A technique used to present ____ events during _______ events, providing _________ that is necessary to the reader.

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Flashback, past, current, background

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Figurative language: Builds comparisons and creates special effects that helps you __________ the characters, places and ideas.

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understand

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28
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She’s happy as a clam

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Simile

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29
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THis coffee shop is an ice box.

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metaphor

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30
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The category simile, metaphors and hyperboles fall into

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Figurative language

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Stereotype: an idea or _____ many people have about a thing or group that is based upon how they look on the _______.

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belief, outside

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32
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Asians are normally smarter

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Stereotype

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33
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Women are warmer than men

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stereotype

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34
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_____ Character: Do not change in throughout the story… only feel ___ thing.

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Flat, one

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35
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______ character: Changes by the course of the story and feels ____ than ___ thing.

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Round more one

36
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The backfiring of the bus sent the older man spiraling back to his youth

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Flashback

37
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______ character: Is a type of character who _______ largely the same throughout the entire storyline.

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Static, remains

38
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________ character: Someone who undergoes ________ internal changes throughout the course of the story.

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Dynamic significant

39
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Narrative: Is a story, ____ or made up with a _____ of events.

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true, series

40
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______: The moment where the series of events ______ its most ______ point.

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Climax, reaches, exciting

41
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Usually the turning part of the story….

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Climax

42
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The conflict/ problem

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climax

43
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The beginning of a story

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exposition

44
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The part where we learn about the characters and setting in a story

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Exposition

45
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________ Action: starts after the period of ______________. A related series of incidents in a literary ___ that build towards the point of _________ interest.

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Rising, exposition. plot, greatest

46
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What happens near the end of a sotry aafter the climax

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falling action

47
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Resolution of the major conflict

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Falling action

48
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Synonym for resolution

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Denouement

49
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The _____ part of the plot in which strands of the ___ are drawn together.

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final, plot

50
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Synonym for Atmosphere

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Mood

51
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The feeling in the text

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mood

52
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Feeling you get from the story

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mood

53
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Which part of a story normally goes first?
Denouement, rising action, exposition, climax and falling action?
Then order from start to finish

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Exposition

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

54
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Conflict with _______ , with ________, with _________________, with _______________ and lastly with _________________ .

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self, others (society) , environment, super-natural and technology

55
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a mother may feel guilty if she thinks she’s patient, but loses her temper with her children. What kind of conflict is this?

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Self

56
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character finds him or herself battling between two competing desires or selves, typically one good and one evil

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Character v.s Charcter

57
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A tornado crashes onto poor Alberto.

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Character v.s environment

58
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synonym for Point of view

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Perspective

59
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IS the ______ __ ____ that the writing is written from.

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Point of view

60
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Every text has a perspective

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Point of view

61
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They, he she them

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Third person (narrator)

62
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I, me

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First person, told by the character

63
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A diary entry is a _____-person

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first

64
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Main character in a narrative story

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Protagonist

65
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synonym for :Main character

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Protagonist

66
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Buzz Lightyear v.s Evil Emperor Zurg

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Character v.s Charcter

67
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A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone/ something.

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Antagonist

68
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The villain of a story

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Antagonist

69
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Opposite of Good character

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Antagonist

70
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Refers to the ________, historical times, social circumstances in which the action of a narrative takes place.

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Location answer: Setting

71
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Place

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Setting

72
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Location

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Setting

73
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Central idea of the text

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theme

74
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The ______ of this story is “Betrayal”

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Theme

75
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What is a short story?

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A series of events (fiction or non) that could be read in one sitting.

76
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What is a character?

A ____, ______, or _______ _________ that have a ____ in a story.

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person animal imaginary creature role

77
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5 ways to describe a character.

P . T, P.T, M, A, F

A 
Physical traits
Personality traits 
motives
action
feelings
78
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What type of character is the teacher?

My teacher is friendly and greets me everyday with a smile on her face; rain or shine.

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Flat character

79
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Has only or two traits

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flat character

80
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Changes in their personality or beliefs in the story

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Dynamic Character

81
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Scrooge was greedy with his money but the three ghosts of Christmas changed all that.

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Dynamic Character

82
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Complex character

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round character

83
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Many traits and seems life-like

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round character

84
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My parents can be sad and angry but also happy. It all depends on their day

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round character

85
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Remains the same throughout the whole story

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Static Character

86
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You or your is what POV?

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Second-person

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