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Short Story Terms 9 th ELA

What is a Short Story? A short story is : a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story

Character Character – a person in a story, poem or play. Types of Characters: –Round- fully developed, has many different character traits, usually the protagonist. –Flat- stereotyped, one-dimensional, few traits, most minor characters. –Static – Does not change –Dynamic – a character who changes, especially one who comes to a major realization;

Characterization How the author develops the characters, especially the main character. This is done through: –what the character does or says –what others say of and to the character –author’s word choice in descriptive passages

Characterization Direct characterization –The author directly states what the character’s personality is like. Example: cruel, kind Indirect characterization –Showing a character’s personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other character’s observations or reactions

Protagonist Main character of the story that changes –the most important/main character –changes and grows because of experiences in the story

Antagonist A major character who opposes/goes against the protagonist –the antagonist does not change Types of antagonists: –people –nature –society

Setting The time and place of the story’s action

Point of View Vantage point from which the writer tells the story. –First person- One of the characters is actually telling the story using the pronoun “I” –Third person- Writing in third person is writing from the third person point of view and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they.

Flashback The present scene in the story is interrupted to flash backward and tell what happened in an earlier time.

Foreshadowing Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come.

Symbol An object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more than itself. –Example: Scales function is to weigh things, but they are also a symbol of our justice system.

Figurative Language –Simile – comparing two unlike things using like or as. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” –Metaphor – comparing two unlike things (not using like or as) Life is a roller coaster, it has lots of ups and downs.

Figurative Language Personification – Giving human qualities to non-human things. –“The wind howled”

Allusion Reference to a statement, person, a place, or events from: –Literature –History –Religion –Mythology –Politics –Sports

Irony A contrast between expectation and reality

Irony Verbal Irony – saying one thing but meaning something completely different. –Calling a clumsy basketball player “Michael Jordan” Situational Irony – A contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does happen Dramatic Irony – occurs when the reader knows something important that the characters in the story do not know.