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Terms and defs. for short story
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English
7th Grade
09/28/2011

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Characterization
Definition
The methods, speech, etc. an author uses to reveal the people in a book. 
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Climax
Definition
The point of greatest dramatic tension or excitement in a story. Point in a story where there is no turning back.
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Coming of Age 
Definition
A novel or short story in which the main character or characters grow, mature, or understand the world in adult terms. 
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Connotation
Definition
A meaning of a word that carries a suggested meaning different from actual definition.  
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Episodic novel 
Definition
A story made up of a succesion of loosely connected incidents, rather than through an integrated, chronological plot.
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Exposition
Definition
The background information that the reader has to know and/or understand before reading the play or novel.
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Falling Action 
Definition
Additional action that follows the climax. 
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Generalization
Definition
An idea, statement, or conclusion that is informed that is formed for an entire group or category. 
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Plot
Definition
The pattern of events in a literary work; what happens. 
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Point of view
Definition
The position or vantage point, determined by the author, from which the story seems to come to the reader.
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What is the third person limited. 
Definition
Where the reader only knows what the main character knows. 
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What is third person omniscient? 
Definition
Where the reader knows everything about all characters. 
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Rising Action 
Definition
The part of the story's plot that adds complications to the problems and increases the readers' interest. 
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Setting
Definition
When and where the story takes place. 
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Theme 
Definition
The central or dominant idea behind the story; the most important aspect that emerges from how the book treats its subject. 
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