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Short Story Literary Short Story Literary TermsTerms
EnglishEnglish
Essential Question• What literary devices are used for
analyzing short stories?
setting • the time and place of the action of
a story
theme • the central message or insight into
life revealed in a literary work
conflict • a struggle between two opposing
forces – Four Types of Conflict
• Man vs. Man – External• Man vs. Nature – External• Man vs. Society – External• Man vs. Self – Internal
point of view • the vantage point from which the story is told
– First person narration: story told from person involved with story “I, me, my”
– Second person point of view: direction towards reader “you”
– Third person point of view limited: person outside story tells story
– Third person omniscient point of view: person inside story tells it
protagonist • the main character of a story or
literary work
antagonist • the character who causes conflict
for the main character
plot sequence • sequence of events that occur in a
story– plot sequence contains:
• exposition• rising Action• climax• falling Action• resolution
exposition • the part of a literary work where
the setting, characters and basic situation are introduced
rising action • the events in the story leading up
to the climax
climax • highest point of action in a literary
work
falling action• occurs after the climax, point
where the outcome of the story is known
resolution • the point of the story where all of
the action is known and loose ends are tied up
mood • the feeling the reader experiences
while reading a literary work
suspense • reader’s feeling of curiosity,
uncertainty, or anxiety about the outcome of events in a literary work
character characterization • the people or
animals who participate in the action of a story
• the author’s development of characters– two types of
characterization:• direct
characterization• indirect
characterization
direct characterization • the author directly states the
character’s traits (i.e.-“She was tall with blonde hair.”)
indirect characterization
• the author tells what a character looks like, does, and says as well as how other characters react to him or her
figurative language• language that is not intended to
be taken literally
irony • when something occurs that is
different from what would expect to occur
dramatic irony • hints at what is to come in a
literary work
verbal irony• when something is said, but the
opposite is meant
situational irony• when something happens that is
opposite from what one would expect to happen
dialogue • conversation between characters
imagery • the use of sensory language to
create visual images in a reader’s mind
style • the way in which an author writes
symbol and symbolism • an ordinary, everyday object used
to represent something other than itself
tone • the author’s attitude toward his or
her audience and subject
foreshadow • hints at what is to come in a
literary work
flashback • glimpses back to previous events
narrator • the speaker, or character, who
tells the story