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Short Story Quiz
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Literature
9th Grade
10/13/2009

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Genre
Definition
A literary or musical piece with a particular form
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Imagery
Definition
A collection of sense images in a poem or story
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Irony
Definition
tone created when the speaker intends a meaning, to the words he is saying
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Gives reader clues about events that will take place later in the story
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exposition
Definition
an introduction to people,places and simulations that are helpful 2 the story novel or play
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Rising Action
Definition
Part that adds complicators to the problems and increases the readers interest
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Climax
Definition
point of highest interest and greatest emotional involvement
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Falling action
Definition
the action that's the result of the climax
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Resolution
Definition
The conclusion of the story
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Conflict
Definition
Central source of tension and drama in the story
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External Conflict
Definition
Character struggles against an outside force
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Internal Conflict
Definition
Character struggles against self
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Characterization
Definition
Various methods used by authors to communicate their character to the readers
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Dialogue
Definition
Conversation between character and story
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Direct Characterization
Definition
The author directly states facts about the character's personality
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Indirect characterization
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The author reveals a character's personality indirectly, through the character's words and actions
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Flat Character
Definition
Reveal only one personality
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Round Character
Definition
Varied and sometimes contradictory traits
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Static
Definition
character that stays the same
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Dynamic
Definition
Character that changes throughout the story
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Setting
Definition
Time and place of story of a story
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Atmosphere
Definition
The emotional quality or mood of a story
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First person
Definition
Story is told by one of the characters
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Limited third person
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Story is told from the point of view of one character
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Omniscient Third person
Definition
Author acts as if they stand outside of the story, "all-knowing"
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Theme
Definition
The central or main idea, an issue that relates to the real world
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Stated
Definition
Themes that are announced directly
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Implied
Definition
Themes that are revealed gradually through the unfolding of the story
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Frame
Definition
The outer story
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