Plot - The sequence of events in a short story., Theme - The general idea about life that the author wants to communicate., Setting - The time and place in which the action occurs, Point of View - The narration is the act of telling a story. The speaker who tells the story is called the narrator, Characterization - The process of developing or revealing the nature of a character, Conflict - The essence of fiction. It creates plot. It is the tension or problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces., Symbolism - A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance., Irony - A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true., Foreshadowing - An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story., Foreshadowing Example - Builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event, Verbal Irony - A figure of speech that occurs when a person says one thing but means the opposite. Sarcasm is a strong form of this. , Dramatic Irony - Creates a discrepancy between what a character believes or says and what the reader or audience member knows to be true., Situational Irony - Exists when there is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control., Symbolism Example - Educational devices for evoking complex ideas without having to resort to painstaking explanations that would make a story more like an essay than an experience., Man V Self - Internal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies., Man V Man - Conflict that pits one person against another., Direct Characterization - Revealed by the author’s description, Indirect Characterization - Revealed by the character’s actions, words and dialogue, other character’s reactions, Setting Example - To make the action of a narrative seem more realistic or believable., Setting Example 2 - To teach readers about different ways of life.,

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