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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. manMan vs. natureMan 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 CHARACTERIZA
TION
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
THE END
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