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Elements of short stories
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8th Grade
01/08/2013

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Conflict
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is a struggle between opposing
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Internal conlict
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takes place in the mind of the character
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external conflict
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is one in witch a character struggles with an outside force of another person
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Plot
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is the sequence of events in a short story
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Exposition
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introduces the setting
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Setting
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is the time and place of the action in a story
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Rising action
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introduces the conflict
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Climax
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is the turning point of the story
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Faling action
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is the part of the story when the conflict lessens
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Resolution
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is a storys conclution
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Subplot
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is a secoundary story line that adds depth to the main plot
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Setting
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is the time and place of the action in a story
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Mood
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emotional atmosphere
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Characters
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are people or animals that take part in the action
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Character trait
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are the qualities, attitudes, and values that a character passessess such as dependability or intelligence
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Charecter motives
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are reasons for a charecters action
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Theme
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is the central message expressed i a story
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Started theme
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is expressed directly by an author
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Implied theme
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is suggested, or staed indirectly
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Universal theme
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or a recurring theme
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Literary devices
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are tools that writers use to enhance their writing
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Point of view
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is the perspective from whitch a story is told
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First person point of view
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presents the story frome the perspective of a character in the story
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Third person point of view
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tells the story from the prespective of the narrator outside the story
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Foreshadowing
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is the use of clues that hint at future events
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Flashback
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is the use of scenes within a story that inttupt the sequence or events to reveal past pccurrences
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Setting
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the time and place of the story, the characers, and the basic situation
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Irony
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is the contrast between an actual outcome and what the reader or the character expect will happen
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