Unit 3 & 4 Lit Terms

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short story

imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight; short enough to read in one sitting, has one main point, and is compact

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Twice-Told Tales

first example of the short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe

the first American short story writers

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William Sydney Porter

the real name of O. Henry

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plot

what happens in the story

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characters

who makes the story happen

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theme

what the story means

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setting

time, place, and general background

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mood

attitude or emotion toward the subject; also known as the tone

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point of view

the perspective from which the story is told; method of presenting the reader with the materials of the story

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omniscient

point of view in which the all knowing author narrates and comments freely

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limited

point of view of one character

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objective

point of view that views the characters in action with no comment to allow reader to come to their own conclusion

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irony

method of expression in which the intended meaning of the words used is the direct opposite of their usual sense

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verbal

type of irony; saying the opposite of what is meant

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dramatic

type of irony; contrasting what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true

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situational

type of irony; a discrepancy between appearance and reality or between expectation and fulfillments

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satire

the ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it or for a humorous affect

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surprise ending

an unexpected twist at the end of the story which goes contrary to the readers expectations

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unity

the plot, characters, theme, setting, and tone work together to give the story ________

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