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Short Story Elements
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- 1expositionbackground info
introduce setting and characters - 2rising actionevents that lead to the climax
- 3climaxthe turning point
- 4falling actionthe events that follow the climax
lead to the end - 5resolutionthe conflict is resolved
the end - 6function of a settingto create a mood or a atmosphere
to show the reader a different way of life
to make the action seem more real
to be the source of conflict
to symbolize an idea - 7internal conflict person vs. selfstruggling within
- 8external conflict character vs. character character vs. naturestruggling with people/characters around them
- 9direct characterizationtells the readers what the personality of the character is
- 10indirect characterizationshows things that reveal the personality of a character
- 11themethe meaning, message the moral or lesson learned in the story
- 12mooda feeling created by the author
- 13dynamica character that changes throughout the story
- 14statica character that stays the same throughout the story
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- Flashcards on Short Story Elements, created by smatsil on 16/10/2013.
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