Short Story Terms Review II

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first person point of view

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a character in the story is the narrator and is telling the story; uses I, me, we

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third person limited point of view

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focuses on only ONE character’s actions, emotions, and thoughts; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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third person objective point of view

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focuses on every character’s actions but NOT the emotions and thoughts – the narrator sees and hears everything; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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third person omniscient point of view

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knows the actions, emotions, and thoughts of every character – the narrator knows EVERYTHING; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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irony

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an event that is the opposite of what is expected to happen

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flashback

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an event from the past that is shown in a story

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foreshadowing

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hints given in the story about what will happen later

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symbolism

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when an object or word has a deeper meaning and represents something else