Short Story Vocabulary
These are the words that are likely to appear on your exam (or any other place, for that matter).  If I have time, I will include the definitions before the exam, but almost all of these can be found in your Literature book.

Plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
D�nouement/ Resolution
Characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Flat Character
Round Character
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Dialogue
Dialect
Slang
Formal Standard English
Informal Standard English
Setting
Point of View
First Person Point of View
Limited Third Person POV
Omniscient Third Person POV
Theme
Conflict
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Foreshadowing
Suspense
Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Detective Story
Framework
Story Treatment
Close Reading
Anecdote
Symbol
Verisimilitude
Literal Language
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Sensory Images
Local Color
Vivid Verbs
Allusion
Tone
Implicit Theme
Anachronisms
Story Map

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