Short Story Review

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Establishes the basic situation: characters, setting, and plot EXPOSITION

any action between the exposition and climax – contains the conflict and complications RISING ACTION

the height of suspense, the turning point, highest point of interest CLIMAX

the part of plot after the climax which contains events that contribute to the resolution FALLING ACTION

“tying up loose ends”, resolving the conflict DENOUEMENT

a struggle or problem between opposing forces CONFLICT

the conflict takes place within the main character INTERNAL CONFLICT

any action that interferes with resolving the conflict COMPLICATION

the conflict involves an outside force. EXTERNAL CONFLICT

Man vs. man Man vs. nature Man vs. society EXTERNAL CONFLICTS

the process of making characters come alive through the written word CHARACTERIZATION

when an author tells what a character is like DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

when an author shows us what a character is like through context clues INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

A character who doesn’t change, a character who stays the same. STATIC CHARACTER

A character who changes as a result of something that happens in the story. DYNAMIC CHARACTER

time and place of the story SETTING

when setting is a source of conflict, it would be stated like this MAN VS. NATURE

The function of setting when setting helps disclose additional information about a character REVEALS CHARACTER

The function of setting when a reader’s emotions are manipulated CREATES MOOD

The function of setting when it gives readers a backdrop (frame) for the story PROVIDES BACKGROUND

A multi-dimensional, complex character. ROUND CHARACTER

The topic of the short story usually stated in a word or two SUBJECT

The main idea of a story stated in a sentence or two. THEME

The theme is the idea that an author wants to reveal about a subject. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECT AND THEME

a series of related events PLOT

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