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Short Story Elements
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- 1ExpositionBackground info
- 2rising actionmain events that lead to the climax
- 3climaxturning point in the story
- 4falling actionevents that lead to the end
- 5resolutionoutcome of the conflict, the end of the story
- 6internal conflictcharacter vs self
- 7external conflictcharacter vs character
character vs nature - 8dynamic charactera character that changes in personality or views
- 9static charactera character that does not change or stays the same
- 10the functions of a settingto create a mood or atmosphere, to show the reader a different way of life, to make action seem more real,to be the source of a conflict or struggle, to symbolize an idea
- 11Direct CharacterizationWhen an author actually says what a character is like
- 12Indirect characterizationwhen you have to infer what a character is like.
- 13themethe idea behind a story or a lesson learned
- 14moodthe feeling of a story
- 15Round characterA character that has a lot of information about him/her/it
- 16flat charactera character that you can describe in a few words.
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- Flashcards on Short Story Elements, created by rspagnuolo on 16/10/2013.
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