Short Stories and Literary Devices

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A short story is a brief work of fiction that describes ______________ events and people.

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imaginary

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Another term for "story"

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narrative

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Time and place of a story

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setting

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Main character (e.g., Jimmy Valentine)

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protagonist

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Opposing character to the main character (Ex. Ben Price)

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antagonist

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Perspective from which a literary work is told.

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point of view

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Narrator is a character in the story using I, me, my. Reader sees through this character's eyes.

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first person point of view

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Narrator is outside the action, not a character.

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Third person point of view.

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Central idea of a work, the message or lesson learned.

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theme

Answer explanation

Remember: subject= the topic of the story... theme= what is REVEALED about the subject

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Not part of plot structure:

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Conflict