| A | B |
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| Short story | read one sitting/fiction/oldest form of narrative |
| Character Description 4 ways | what character says/what's said by others/actions/how character is described |
| plot | what happens in a story |
| comedy | a drama with funny and typically happy situation and ending |
| tragedy | Conflict beats character |
| plots have 3 things | conflict/obstacles/resolution |
| conflict | 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 | main idea of story-what the story is trying to tell us |
| symbol - symbolism | something represents something/stands for |
| protagonist | main character- can be elements also |
| antagonist | Character that is against the main chracter |
| flashback | entire story shifts back in time/new setting |
| 7 elements of short story | plot/setting/characters/mood/tone/conflict/point of view |
