Short Story vocab

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Hook is

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The introduction. This is where the author will introduce the characters and setting of the story.

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Conflict is

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A struggle between opposing forces

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Rising Action is:

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The events that help the reader understand the problem or conflict in the story.

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Climax is the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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Climax

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Falling Action is

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Events after the climax, leading to the resolution.

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Resolution is

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End of the story where loose ends are tied up.

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Setting is:

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The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

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Protagonist is

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the main character in a literary work

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Antagonist is

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A character or force in conflict with the main character.

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Dramatic Irony is

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when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't