Short Story Terms
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- Resolution
- End of the story where loose ends are tied up.
- Setting
- Time and placement of the story.
- Types of Characterization
- A: Direct - author Directly describes character B: Indirect - Author uses other methods to describe character.
- Short Story
- A work of fiction generally read in one sitting.
- Rising Action
- Complications introduced.
- Theme
- Message or statement about life in the story.
- Point of View
- From whose perspective the story is being told.
- Falling Action
- Events after the climax, leading to the resolution.
- Exposition
- Beginning of the story that "exposes" reader to important information.
- Types of Characters
- A: Main B: Minor C: Protagonist D: Antagonist E: Round F: Flat G: Dynamic H: Static.
- Symbolism
- When a thing represents more that just itself.
- Types of point of view
- A. 1st person narrator B. 3rd person limited C. 3rd person omniscient
- Characterization
- Methods a writer uses to develop characters.
- Plot
- Series of events.
- Conflicts
- Struggle between opposing forces.
- Types of Conflicts
- Internal: Man v. Self External: a. man v. man b. man v. nature c. man v. society
- Climax
- Most exciting moment of the story; turning point.