Short Story Vocab Part 1

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Season, year, time of day, or span in a story

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Setting as Time

Front

Physical locations in a story

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Setting as Place

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Cultural context shaping a story's world

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Setting as Cultural Circumstance

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Main character of a story around whom the plot centers

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Protagonist

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A complex, relatable character who behaves like a real person.

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Round Character

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A character who does NOT change throughout the story

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Static Character

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A background character with little personality or complexity

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Flat Character

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A character who undergoes significant changes in a story

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Dynamic Character

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Type of characterization where the author directly describes characters.

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direct characterization

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A type of characterization where an author reveals character traits through actions and speech.

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indirect characterization