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SHORT STORY UNIT TEST
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DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SETTING MOOD TONE THEME PLOT POINT OF VIEW (PERSPECTIVE) NARRATOR PROTAGONIST ANTAGONIST FORESHADOWING
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SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE A STORY HAPPENED
EXAMPLE: THE SETTING OF “THE BIRDS” WAS DECEMBER 3RD, CORNWALL, ENGLAND
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MOOD THE EMOTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF A PIECE OF LITERATURE
EXAMPLE: THE MOOD OF “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME” WAS EXCITING
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TONE THE STYLE IN WHICH THE STORY WAS WRITTEN. TONE IS NOT AN EMOTION
EXAMPLE: “THE CASK OF AMANTILLADO” HAD A DARK TONE
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THEME THE SUBJECT OR TOPIC OF THE STORY; THE MAIN IDEA
EXAMPLE: THE THEME OF “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” WAS THAT LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL
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PLOT THE STORYLINE, OR ACTION, OF A STORY
EXAMPLE: MONTRESSOR INVITES FORTUNATO TO HIS PALLAZO, THEY ENTER THE CATACOMBS, HE HANDCUFFS HIM TO A WALL, HE BUILDS A WALL AROUND HIM
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POINT OF VIEW THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE NARRATOR
EXAMPLE: “THE NECKLACE” IS WRITTEN IN 3RD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
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NARRATOR THE PERSON TELLING THE STORY
EXAMPLE: THE NARRATOR IN “CASK OF AMONTILLADO” WAS MONTRESSOR, THE PROTAGONIST
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PROTAGONIST THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY
EXAMPLE: THE PROTAGONIST OF “THE BIRDS” WAS NAT HOCKEN
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ANTAGONIST THE ENEMY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER: THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A PERSON THE ANTAGONIST OF “THE SCARLET IBIS” WAS DENNY’S ILLNESS
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FORESHADOWING HINTS WITHIN THE TEXT TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER
EXAMPLE: WHEN MONTRESSOR SAYS THAT HE WANTS REVENGE ON FORTUNATO IN THE 1ST PARAGRAPH OF “CASK” WE KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE.
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