1. Unit 1 Short Story Literary Terms

2. Setting, Plot, Character Mood Point of View (POV) Conflict, internal conflict Suspension of Disbelief Foreshadowing Hyperbole Metaphor Simile Personification

3. Stories All stories have elements that make up the story – Like ingredients in a recipe Some ingredients/elements of stories include characters, setting, mood, theme, point of view The author’s particular style is expressed with literary techniques like figurative language and foreshadowing

4. Character Someone involved in the story! Characterization - developing a character using literary devices

5. Setting Time and place for a story

6. Mood/Tone The emotion the author creates for the reader in a scene

7. Point of View (POV) The vantage point from which a story is told 1 st Person – narrator is in the story (uses 1 st person pronouns – “I,” “We,” “Us,” “Me”) 3 rd Person – an outside point of view (uses 3 rd person pronouns – “He,” “She,” “It,” “They,” “Him,” “Her,” “Them”) Omniscient – knows what all/most of the characters are thinking and feeling Limited – knows only the thoughts and feelings of one/ some characters 1st person limited; 3 rd person limited; 1 st person omniscient; 3 rd person omniscient

8. Plot The series of events related to a central conflict (the story)

9. Conflict The struggle between two forces Internal conflict – the struggle between two forces within a character

10. Suspension of Disbelief The reader willingly sets aside skepticism in order to engage in the work being read

11. Theme A central idea in a literary work Motif – repeated action or event that shows a theme

12. Foreshadowing Element of a story that hints at later events

13. Figurative Language Writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively rather than literally; helps you see things in a new way.

14. Figurative Language Hyperbole – an exaggeration made to intensify a part of the story Metaphor – a comparison between 2 things; one thing becomes another (simile is a type of metaphor). simile: a comparison using like or as. Personification – A nonliving thing given human characteristics

15. Setting, Plot, Character Mood Point of View (POV) Conflict, internal conflict Suspension of Disbelief Foreshadowing Hyperbole Metaphor Simile Personification