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Short Story Terms
short story terms on final exam
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English
7th Grade
06/04/2009

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short story
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a brief account in prose of fictional events
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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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conflict
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a struggle between two forces
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resolution
Definition
the final outcome of a story
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narrator
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the person who tells the story
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climax
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the point of highest interest and involvement in a story
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setting
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the time and place in which a story takes place
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theme
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a general statement about life; main idea of story
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foreshadowing
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clues to prepare reader for events that will happen later on in the story
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flashback
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a scene that's out of order with the plot to show events that have happened in the past
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