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Literary Terminology
Terms for Short Story Unit
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English
9th Grade
10/16/2006

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Plot
Definition
organization of events in a story
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Introduction
Definition
Information that includes setting, characters and conflict
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Setting
Definition
When and where a story takes place
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Protagonist
Definition
The main character
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Antagonist
Definition
The character or force in conflict with the main character
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Flat character
Definition
A character whose personality is not well developed
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Round character
Definition
The character whose personality is well developed
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Stereotype
Definition
A character who is judged unfairly by race, religion, sex
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External conflict
Definition
Man vs man; man vs. the environment
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Internal conflict
Definition
Man vs. himself
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Rising Action
Definition
Sequence of events leading to the climax
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Conclusion
Definition
Ties up the loose ends; not all stories have one
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Climax
Definition
The point of highest action
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Irony
Definition
When a character says something and means the opposite, or something happens and the reader expected something else to happen
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Forshadowing
Definition
The reader is given a hint of what might happen later in the story
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Theme
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The main idea or author's purpose
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Initial incident
Definition
The occurrence that sets the story in motion
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Point of view
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Perspective of the person telling the story
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Narrative
Definition
A story
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Prose
Definition
Ordinary language
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