Short Fiction Unit Vocab.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

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What does 'mood' refer to in a story?

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The emotions the audience feels from a given passage.

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What is the role of conflict in a story?

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It sets the story in motion.

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What is a cause in a narrative context?

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The reason for an action.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The point in the story where it takes a turn; often considered the most exciting part.

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Define 'idiom'.

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the exposition of a story?

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The introduction of background information, setting, and characters.

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What is falling action?

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.