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English 101B Vocab
Short Story Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
09/25/2010

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allegory
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A story with two parallel and consistent levels of meaning: one literal and one figurative
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ambiguity
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a statement with two or more possible meanings
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antagonist
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villain character that represents conflicting point of view. opposite of protagonist
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character
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fictional representation of a person or something in a story or play
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coming of age story
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character undergoes adventures in his/her growth and development as a human being. ( initiation stories)
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conflict
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the struggle of opposing forces that emerges as action develops
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denouement
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the falling action and resolution
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dramatic irony
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a narrator or character perceives less than readers do
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dynamic character
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well developed character. Undergoes growth and change
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epiphany
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a moment of illumination in which something hidden or not understood becomes immediately clear for the protagonist
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exposition
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sets story in motion: establishes scene, introduces major character and suggest major events to come
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falling action
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intensity subsides/ problem starts to get solved
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first person narrator
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character who uses the first person to tell a story
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flat character
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barely-developed or stereotypical
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flashback
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moves out of sequence to examine an event or situation before the time in which a story takes place
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foil
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supporting character whose role in the story is to highlight a major character by presenting a contrast with him or her.
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foreshadow
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look ahead to future action
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irony
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a discrepancy between whats aid and what readers believe is true (contrast between two things)
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limited omniscient narrator
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focusing on only what a single character experiences in the third person
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magic realism
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narrator blends magical or fantastical elements with reality
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major character
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the focus of the story /primary characters
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minor character
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relatively small part in the story
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narrator
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person telling the story
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observer
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reports events experienced or related by others
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plot
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the way of which the story's events are arranged
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protagnists
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story's principle character
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reliable narrator
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one who accurately describes events
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resolution
Definition
all lose ends are tied up
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rising action
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builds suspense
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round character
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well developed, closely involved in and responsive to action
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second person narrator
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the use of you. audience is part of the story
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setting
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where the story takes place
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situational irony
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led to believe one thing but the other thing happens
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static character
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may face the same challenges a dynamic character might face but will remain unchanged.
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stock character
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easily identifiable types who behave so predictably that readers can readily recognize them
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symbol
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things that have a deeper meaning in addition to its literal meaning
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theme
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central or dominant idea message/lesson
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third person narrator
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tells the story from a point of view a narrator who is not a character ( they, he, she)
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unreliable narrator
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misrepresents events and misdirects readers
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verbal irony
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narrator says one thing but actually means the other
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climax
Definition
point of greatest tension or importance
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omniscient narrator
Definition
all knowing narrator perception is not limited to just one character POV
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