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| short story | a story that revolves around a single idea and is short enough to read at one sitting |
| fiction | writing that comes from the author's imagination |
| nonfiction | writing about real people, places and events |
| novel | a long work of fiction |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| internal conflict | a struggle within a character, usually a decision |
| external conflict | a struggle between two opposing outside forces |
| characters | the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in a story |
| setting | the time and place that the events in a story take place |
| theme | the main message the writer wishes to share with the writer |
| character traits | the physical qualities or personality shown by a character |
| exposition | where the stage is set, characters are introduced, the setting is described, and the conflict begins to unfold |
| rising action | when the plot "thickens" and characters struggle to solve the conflict |
| falling action/resolution | the conclusion of the story where loose ends are tied up |
| flashback | a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place earlier in time |
| point of view | the method of narration used in a story |
| dialect | a form of language as it is spoken in a certain place or among a certain group of people |
| foreshadowing | a writer's use of hints that suggest events that will occur later in the story |
| symbol | a person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for something outside itself |
| stereotype | a broad generalization about something or someone that leaves no room for individual differences |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
| antagonist | the character who opposes or competes with the protagonist |
| protagonist | the important action centers on this character and he or she changes in some way after the climax |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated or emphasis or humorous effect |
