English 1 Quiz 1

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brief and to the point

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compact

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kind, sort, style

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genre

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short novel

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novelette

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ordinary language

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prose

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a fictional poem of less than 20,000 words

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short story

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focused on one thing

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unified

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general characteristics of a short story?

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carefully created, compact, unified

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edgar allen poe is accredited with writing the first series of short story collections t/f

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false

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Herman Melville was an early American short story writer. t/f

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true

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italian stories

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decameron

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chaucer

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canterbury tales

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first actual "short stories"

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19th century

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old t. stories

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jonah and ruth

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new t. stories

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parables

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James Joyce made an innovative contribution to the short story by focusing on the inner lives of his characters.t/f

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true

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The classic definition of a short story is _____.

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a fictional prose piece that can be easily read in one sitting

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The modern definition of a short story is _____.

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a fictional prose piece that is under 20,000 words

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A short story typically has a less developed plot than a novel. t/f

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true

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the world in which the characters move; the feeling generated by a work of art

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atmosphere

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author's description of a character

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characterization

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a fight or struggle; a mental or spiritual struggle within a person

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conflict

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stated indirectly

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implied

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the pattern of incidents in a story

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plot

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time and location of a story

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setting

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meaning behind an author's writing

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theme

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the introduction of a story that gives the reader background information about characters and situation

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exposition

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the action in a story that builds toward the climax

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rising action

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action that occurs after the climax of a story

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falling action

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the turning point of a story; the most intense moment in a story

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climax

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the outcome or conclusion of a story; the resolution to a crisis

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denouement

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describes a character who is at once a unique individual but, at the same time, is a representative of all mankind

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concrete universal

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character who changes as a result of an event that happened to him

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dynamic character

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character with only one or two definable traits

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flat character

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well-developed character represented as having many traits

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round character

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character who does not change in result of the events happening around him

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static character

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to make complete

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complement

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figurative language that evokes mental pictures

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imagery

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use of symbols in lit

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symbolism

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use of language; wording

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diction