Unit 1: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

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  1. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  2. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  3. characterization
    a vivid verbal description
  4. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  5. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  6. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  7. mood
    the prevailing psychological state
  8. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  9. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  10. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  11. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  12. incite
    give an incentive for action
  13. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  14. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  15. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  16. resolution
    something settled
  17. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  18. first person
    narration from the point of view of the speaker or narrator
  19. third person
    narration from the point of view of those being described
  20. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  21. narrator
    someone who tells a story
  22. incident
    a single distinct event
  23. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  24. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  25. direct
    in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
  26. indirect
    not straight in manner or language or behavior
  27. develop
    be gradually disclosed or unfolded
  28. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Created on Mon Feb 08 10:10:14 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 15:54:50 EDT 2021)

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