9 Short Story Terms (List 2 new vocab)

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A category of literary work, like drama or novel.

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Genre

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Struggle between opposing forces in a story, novel, play, or poem.

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Conflict

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Struggle within a character's mind

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Internal Conflict

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A clash between characters, society, or nature.

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External Conflict

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Main character in a story around whom the action revolves

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Protagonist

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Primary force opposing the hero

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antagonist

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Quality of a literary work that creates uncertainty about events.

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suspense

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Sequence of events in a literary work

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plot

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Time and place of action in a narrative

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setting

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Main idea or insight of a literary work.

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theme