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Short Stories Unit Test Study
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English
9th Grade
10/08/2010

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Protagonist
Definition
The Good guy
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Antagonist
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The Bad guy
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ROUND character
Definition
REAL person, many life like traits
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FLAT character
Definition
has only 1 or 2 traits l, seems shy
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STATIC character
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[STAYS] Does NOT change
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DYNAMIC character
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[DIES] Seems to live, *Grow* and breathe.
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Motivation
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The reason why a character behaives a certain way
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Direct characterization
Definition
writer Plainly tells us about the characters and doesnt make us guess
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Indirect characterization
Definition
writer makes us "connect-the-dots" to obsene characters actions
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dialouge
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like listening in on a conversation
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appearance
Definition
a few well-placed descriptions of a characters physical appearance
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private thoughts
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when a writer takes you into a character's mind, personal traits
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visualizing
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creating mental pictures of the stories Character, Actions, or Setting
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symbol
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an object,event, person, or animal that stands for itself AND something else
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Inherited symbols
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passed down from generation to generation over time
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Invented symbols
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symbols that are invented
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allegory
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a story in which the characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves
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verbal irony
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occurs when someone says one thing but means another
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situational irony
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when an event turns out completley unexpected/ the opposite of what you thought would happen
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dramatic irony
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the feeling of suspensful helplessness
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narrorator
Definition
storyteller
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omniscient narrorator
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tell us everything about all the characters
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1st person narrorator
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a character in the story who tells it
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unreliable narrorator
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based about or ignorant to what actually occured
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3rd person limited narrorator
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plays no part in story, just tells it
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tone
Definition
attitude in a speaker or writer
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voice
Definition
a writer's unique use of language and style
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