Short Stories Unit Lit Term Review Flashcards

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physical and emotional aspects of a character

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characterization

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a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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allusion

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The main character in the story

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protagonist

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The character or force that opposes the protagonist

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Antagonist

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The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings

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first person point of view

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The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.

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third person omniscient point of view

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The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.

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third person limited point of view

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The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears.

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third person objective point of view

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The place and time of the events of the story

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setting

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A section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

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flashback