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| Short story definition | read one sitting/fiction/under 10,000 words/oldest form |
| Character Description 4 ways | what character says/what's said by others/actions/how character is described |
| plot | what happens in a story |
| comedy | character overcomes conflict |
| tragedy | Conflict beats character |
| plots have 3 things | conflict/obstacles/resolution |
| conflict - define | problem in story |
| 4 types of conflict | man vs. man/society/himself/self |
| climax | high point of story |
| setting | where story takes place/year/month, etc. |
| mood | how story makes you feel |
| tone | what the author intends for his story/feeling |
| author creates tone in 3 ways | action/details they choose/style |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| 1st person viewpoint | uses "I" only get one perspective |
| 3rd person omniscient viewpoint | "all knowing" you see everyone's thoughts/feelings |
| limited omniscient viewpoint | still uses "he" "she"/outside narrator/only get 1 person's thoughts |
| suspense | anxiety/tension created |
| foreshadowing | hint of what is to come/creats suspense |
| theme | abstract - main idea of story hate/revenge |
| symbol - symbolism | something represents something/stands for |
| protagonist | good guy - can be elements also |
| antagonist | bad guy |
| flashback | entire story shifts back in time/new setting |
| 7 elements of short story | plot/setting/characterization/mood/tone/conflict/pt. of view |
