ShortStory.LitTerms.key

= Literary= Terms (even though they cross over, see other sheet for basic poetry terms)=

allusion	a reference to something outside the reading that the author expect the reader to know about; common references are to the Bible, literature, history, & myt= hology

antagonist	ma= in character's opposition

autobiography	sh= ort story about a person's life written by that person

biography	any account of a real person's life

cause & effect	one event leading to another event

conflict	te= nsion or struggle

= ; = ; = ;	internal	tension within a person/char= acter (examples: guilt, making a decision)

	external	tension with an outside forc= e (examples: nature, person, wea= ther)

	sub-types of conflict=

		1.	man vs. unknown
		2.	man vs. machine
		3.	man vs. nature
		4.	man vs. supernatural
		5.	man vs. society
		6.	man vs. man
		7.	man vs. self

connotation	the emotions or pictures a word carries with it

denotation	di= ctionary meaning of a word

characterization<= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>	ho= w an author creates life-like characters

	5 methods of characterization
	1= .	dialogue
	2= .	actions
	3= .	appearance=
	4= .	inner thoughts
	5= .	interactions w/ others<= /o:p>

dialogue	wo= rds between characters

= ; &n= bsp; = ;	direct dialogue &= nbsp;	quotation marks before & after the charac= ter's words

	indirect dialogue	a statement which simply tells the reader tha= t a character has spoken; no quotation marks are used

diction	au= thor's choice of words

essay<= /p>	a = brief composition that presents a personal point of view

fiction	a = story, novel, or play about imagined people or events

flashback	an episode which takes the reader back as though the event described is currently happening

foreshadowing	hi= nts of what is to come

generalization	a = broad general statement about something/someone

genre<= /p>	a form or type of literary work (examples: poetry, short stor= y, drama, etc.)

imagery or sensory details	pi= ctures made with words; appeals strongly to the five senses

inference	a reasonable conclusion drawn from evidence or hints

irony	a contrast between what appears to be & what really is

= ;	verbal<= o:p>	saying/writing the opposite of the intended m= eaning (example: a large, black dog = named Fluffy)

= ; &n= bsp;	situational<= o:p>	an event is contrary to what is expected or appropriate (example: unknown to you, your neighbor is in the same hotel as you are when on vacation)

= ; &n= bsp;	dramatic<= o:p>	reader/spectator knows more about the true st= ate of affairs than a character does (example: TV news announces e= scaped convict & unbeknownst to you, the convict is breaking into your house= )

mood	the feeling a reader gets from reading a selection

moral	t= he lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an eve= nt

mystery	a = piece of fiction dealing a puzzling situation (usually a crime)

narrator	the speaker in the selection (do not= say the author)

parallel episode<= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>	= · &nbs= p; repeated elements/event of the plot · &nbs= p; events happening at the same time--sometimes done w/out the main character’s knowledge

personification	gi= ves human characteristics to nonhuman things

= plot	or= der of events in a story

	1.	= introduction	beginning of a story revealing the setting, characters and hint of the conflict
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	2.	= conflict	tension or struggle
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	3.	= rising action &nbs= p;	building of tension, development of conflict<= o:p>
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	4.	= climax	turning point, point of decision, action that= 's been building up in the story takes a different turn
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	5.	= falling action	incidents as a result of main character's dec= ision (climax) in the story after the climax
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	6.	= conclusion/resolution	ending of story, conflict should be resolved<= o:p>
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	= plot diagram