Atmosphere - the general mood or feeling of a story, Characterization - the way that the author creates characters, Protagonist - the main character, who is often faced with a problem, Antagonist - the person, place, idea or physical force against the protagonist, Climax - the point of the highest dramatic intensity; the turning point, External conflict - conflict that happens outside the character, Internal conflict - happens inside the character; character vs. himself /herself, Foreshadowing - clues of hints which prepare the reader for future action or events, Irony - contrast or contradiction of what is expected and what results, Plot - action of the story (what happends?), Flashback - character looks back at events that have already occured, Point of view - the angle from which the author tells the story; the perspective, First-person narrative - the narrator uses "I" and participates in the action, Third-person narrative - the narrator uses "he" and "she" and is an outside observer, Omnicient narrator - narrator can see, know and tell all of the characters of a story (feelings, thoughts, ideas), Objective narrator - narrator describes the characters statements but doesn't reveal their thoughts or feelings, Resolution - the outcome of the story, Setting - the background/the scene where the action takes place, Suspense - anticipation as to the outcome of events, Symbolism - a simple item that is a symbol for something greater,

English - Short Story Vocabulary

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