English Short story final terms

protagonist

main character who sets the plot in motion

antagonist

the character of force that blocks the protagonist

foreshadowing

the use of clues to hint what is going to happen later in the plot

internal conflict

a stuggle between opposing needs, desires, or emtions within a single character

external conflict

a character struggles against some outside force; another character society as a whole or some natural force

conflict

a struggle or class between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. KEYWORD: vs.

exposition

background information on characters and events necessary for understanding the story. basics are exposed

resolution

all the problems or mysteries of the plot are unraveled.

symbol

a person place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself

diction

word choice

theme

the central idea or insight of a work of literature; most are implied rather than directly stated

tone

attitude a writer takes toward the reading, a subject, or a charater; conveyed through the writers choice of words and details

point of view

the vantage point from which a wirter tells a story

1st person

uses "I" ; narrator is in the story

3rd person omniscient

narrator is all-knowing

3rd person limited

view limited to one character. outside the story

irony

a contrast between expectation and reality

dramatic irony

reader knows something important that character doesn't know

situational irony

what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

verbal irony

when a speaker says one thing but means the opposite

characterization

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

character

fictional personality created by an author.

setting

the time and place of events in a literary work

mood

the feeling the reader gets when reading the story

plot

the series of related events that make up a story or drama

narrator

teller of the story

static character

character who doesn't change or refuses to grow much in the course of the story

dynamic character

a character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the storys action

round character

a character who seems like a real person. character has more demsions to personality. complex and multi-facted

flat character

character who is not well-developed. doesnt seem real. one or tow personality traits. one demensional

suspense

Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story

figurative language

language that is not meant to be interpreted literally; ex: simile, metaphor, personification, etc.