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Short Story Elements
Cards in this deck (17)
- 1expositionbackground info, intro, setting, characters
- 2rising actionevent that builds up to the climax
- 3climaxturning point
- 4falling actionevents that lead up to resolution
- 5resolutionending, usually conflict is resolved
- 6internal conflictcharacter vs. self
- 7external conflictcharacter vs. character
character vs. society
character vs. nature - 8setting functionto create mood or atmosphere
to show the reader a new way of life
to make action seem more real
to be a source of conflict or struggle - 9Direct characterizationtells the reader what the personality of the character is.
- 10indirect characterizationshows things that reveal the personality of a character
- 11themethe meaning, the message, or the moral of the story
- 12mooda feeling created by the authors word choice
- 13types of charactersdynamic
static
round
flat - 14dynamichis/her personality/views change throughout the story
change is a result of conflict in the story - 15staticno change
- 16roundhas many traits
complex(many different sides)
usually a main character - 17flat1-2 traits
no depth
usually you can describe in a few words
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- Flashcards on Short Story Elements, created by dpalladino on 16/10/2013.
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- dpalladino · Oct 2013
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