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Literary Devices in Short Stories

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    Review of literary devices used in short stories.
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  • "What happens in a story" is also known as its...
    plot
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  • The main character of a story is called the...
    protagonist
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  • The character or thing working against the main character is called the...
    antagonist
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  • The problem or issue in a story is called the...
    conflict
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  • A girl and her sister are fighting over chores. This is an example of a human vs. _____ conflict.
    human
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  • A teenager is trying to decide whether or not to tell her parents the truth about what happened at the party. She doesn't know what to do. This is a human vs. ______ conflict.
    self
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  • A sailor is caught at sea in the middle of a storm. This is a human vs. _______ conflict.
    nature
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  • A group of people is protesting against a corrupt system. This is a human vs. _______ conflict.
    society
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  • The turning point of a story is called its...
    climax
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  • The end of the story that tells whether the conflict is resolved is called the...
    resolution
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  • When and where a story takes place is called the...
    setting
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  • An object in a story that represents more than itself is called a...
    symbol
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  • When a story is told from the narrator's point of view, using "I" or "we," it's called _____ person perspective.
    first
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  • When a narrator in a story refers to the main character as "you," thereby making the readers feel like we are part of the story, it is called _______ person perspective.
    second
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  • When a narrator refers to the characters in a story as "she," "he" or "they," or when the narrator isn't a character in the story, it's called _______ person perspective.
    third
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