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| Where and when the story takes place |
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| The events that happened in a story |
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| The character against the protagonist |
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| A conversation between characters |
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| A problem in the characters mind. |
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| A problem against an outside force |
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| Hints or clues about events that may occur |
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| The beginning of the story where everything is introduced |
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| Events that build towards the climax |
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| The turning point of the story with the most suspense |
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| The end. Where the conflict is resolved |
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| The overall message of the story |
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| A memory or action that goes back to an earlier time |
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| A comparison using like or as |
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| A comparison without using like or as |
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| Nonhuman living things given human characteristics |
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| An exaggeration to emphasize something |
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| An expression that has a meaning different than its literal words |
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| Words that begin with a certain letter are repeated |
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| Words that sound the way that they are spelt |
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| Words or phrases are repeated to emphasize an idea |
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| The character tells the story using I |
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| An outside narrator tells the story from one character's perspective |
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| An outside narrator provides the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters |
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| The feeling a word gives the reader |
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| The feelings of the author coming through the text |
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| How the story makes the reader feel |
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| What makes a short story? |
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| It has to be short enough to read in one sitting, concise where all of the info is relevant, a single impression, character, place, or idea, and you dont need to expain much, the reader should bring background info into the text |
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| What are the stages of plot? |
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| Exposition, initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement. |
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| What are the five types of conflict? |
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| Man vs. man, environment, society, himself, supernatural. |
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| What could endings be in short stories? |
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| HAPPY - the protagonist defeats the antagonist and achieves their goal. UNHAPPY - The antagonist defeats the protagonist and they do not achieve their goal. INDETERMINATE - The conflict goes unsolved. Neither the antagonist or the protagonist achieve their goal. SURPRISE - The ending is unexpected. Could be happy or unhappy. |
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| What are the points of view? |
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| Author omniscient, first person, third person. |
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