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Short Stories #2
A list of you-should-know short story "vocabs."
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English
9th Grade
10/06/2010

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moral
Definition
lesson implied in a story
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theme
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central idea of the story. It is a story's observation about life or human nature
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imagery
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are concrete details and figures of speech that help the reader form a vivide impressions of the subject. Helps you visualize what is happening
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symbol
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something that stands/represents something else
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settings
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time and place of story
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conflict
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occurs between protagonist and antagonist
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protagonist
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main character
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antagonist
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force, person, character against him
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antecedent actions
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significant action that takes place before story begins
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epiphany
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background info. provided by the author to further develop the plot
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exposition
Definition
background info. provided by the autor to further develope the plot
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