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Greenbrier Middle Short Story/ Lit. Elements Vocabulary
Short Story/ Lit. Elements Vocabulary
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Literature
8th Grade
08/17/2009

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narrator
Definition
The person who tells the story.
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first-person
Definition
the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story in his or her own words.
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third-person
Definition
the narrator is not a character in the story and does not take part in events.
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third-person omniscient
Definition
all knowing charcter, you can see into the mind's of the characters.
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plot
Definition
sequence of events in a story.
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exposition
Definition
introduces the story's main characters, setting, and situation
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rising action
Definition
adds complexity to story's conflicts, or problems.
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climax
Definition
is the point of greatest insults or suspense
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falling action
Definition
shows the results of the climax & brings the story to a close
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resolution
Definition
presents the story's final outcome
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character
Definition
a person, animal, or imaginary creature that appears in a literary work.
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dynamic character
Definition
usually has many sides to his or her personality. The character grows and changes as the story progresses.
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static character
Definition
usually has one main characteristic
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conflict
Definition
central struggle between opposing forces in a story
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external conflict
Definition
characters struggle against an outside force, such as another character, society, or nature
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internal conflict
Definition
a struggle within the mind.
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characterization
Definition
methods an author uses to develop a character
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priority
Definition
make something important.
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liable
Definition
likely:apt.
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side kicks
Definition
close friends or companions
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reputation
Definition
what people genearlly think about the character.
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static
Definition
crackling or hissing sounds that interrupt normal sounds.
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compromise
Definition
a settlement of differences reached by each side giving certain demands.
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retrieve
Definition
to bring back.
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inconvenient
Definition
not easy to do, or use, or reach.
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congregation
Definition
an assembly of people
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setting
Definition
time and place in which a story takes place.
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mood
Definition
the emotional effect a story or poem has on a reader.
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diction
Definition
author's choice of words and how these words are arranged in phrases or sentences.
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