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Short Story Vocab
Elements of short stories vocabulary.
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8th Grade
09/08/2011

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theme
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the main idea or message about life that a work reveals
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plot
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series of related events that make up a story
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exposition
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tells who the characters are and what their conflict is 
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rising action
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plot in the story that is building to the climax
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
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climax
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high point in the story when the conflict is resolved
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falling action
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plot or set of actions bringing the story to an end
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resolution
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the final part of the story in which conflict is resolved
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dynamic character
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character that changes as a result of  a story's events
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static character
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character that does not change much in the story
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protagonist
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the main character or hero in a work of literature
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antagonist
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a character in opposition to the protagonist or hero
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mood
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the overall atmosphere or feeling of a work of literature
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setting
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the time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem
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point of view
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the vantage point from which a story is told
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur
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irony
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a contrast between expectation and reality
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symbol
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something that stands for something else
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author's purpose
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to entertain, to inform, to persuade
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short story
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a piece of prose that can be read in one setting
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tone
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the author's attitude toward the subject of his/her writing
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