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Unit 1: Short Stories Flashcards

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Characters

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Individual (animal or people) who unravel the plot of the story. Revealed through dialogue,descriptions and what others have to say about them.

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4types of characters

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  1. round
  2. Flat
  3. Realistic/stereotyped
  4. Static/dynamic
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Short story

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A brief fictional story of ordinary language that has one main character, a single plot and limited setting.usually can be read in one sitting and using specific details Becuase it’s so short

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Round character

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A realistic character that has several sites to his or her nature

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Flat character

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A limited character with only one strong quality

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Realistic/stereotyped

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A fixed character one who can be found in every day life

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Static/dynamic character

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A protagonist who undergoes a significant and long-lasting amount of change

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plot

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The organization of incidents in the story consisting of episodes and conflicts including the rising action climax falling action and resolution

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Rising action

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A series of episodes the Escalate and intensify leading up to the readers highest point of excitement

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Climax

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The point of highest intensity in a story where a problem or conflict occurs. from this point on the story starts to be resolved

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FAlling action

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One or two events that led up to the resolution or end of the story

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Setting

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The time and place of the story

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Protagonist

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The main character of the story typically people we meet in real life, but can also be a hero/heroine. Not Always a good person

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Antagonist

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A major character or force that opposes the protagonist. This character is not always a bad person

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Point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told from

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First person narration

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Features the protagonist telling the story from his or her point of view. Using “i”. This kind of narration tells us what the main character thinks and feels from inside the story

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Limited Omniscient(3rd person)

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Is told by a person looking in on the situation. A very bias pov. Only shares what the main character is feeling.

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Omniscient

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On all-knowing point of you

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Mood

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Is the feeling that is created by the author. The mood sets up the readers expectations
Example:if a story involves a lot of frightening experiences the reader will expect a scary end

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces of characters, usually the protagistt and something

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Main types of conflict

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  1. Character versus environment
  2. character versus character
  3. character versus himself
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Dilemma

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Occurs when a character must make a choice between two disagreeable’s thanks

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Hero/heroine

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A person in the story who poses heroin qualities and virtues that you’re not finding in everyday people

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Moral

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The lesson of the story that is stated

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Theme

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The central idea of the story that is implied but not stated. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MORAL

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Symbol

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An object or word that may have more than one hidden meaning
Dove=love and peace

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Image

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Is a concrete detail of speech that helps the character gain a vivid picture of what’s being described

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Fiction

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A story that is not based on facts

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Nonfiction

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A story based on facts

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Foil

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Is a character who is put in a story to contrast the protagonist and show the character what the main character is really like

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Foreshadowing

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As for the author hint or suggest what’s going to happen next or later in the story

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Juxtaposition

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Occurs when an author puts two characters or ideas together to show how opposite they are

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Allusion

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I referenced direct or indirect we made into something or someone on event in history most people know about. And allusion is meant to give deeper meaning to the story alluding to something else

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Simile

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A comparison using like or as

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Metaphor

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Comparison of two things without S usually two concerts or ideas that would be compared usually

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Character sketch

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Is the description of characters Moral and dispositional qualities using nouns adjectives and specific examples. Does not mean his physical traits

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Satire

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A ridicule of an idea person or type sometimes in order to provoke change in an idea

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