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6 Cards in this Set
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What is a short story?
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an account of a single act or incident that reflects upon human nature, human feelings, and human condition, it takes place over a short period of time and has few characters
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an effective short story?
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strikes a chord in most who read it and the general message can let the reader stand in someone elses shoes and understand empathy
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Setting
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the time and place of the action
includes societal attitudes and cultural norms |
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4 Functions of Setting
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Create mood or atmosphere
reveal character can cause conflict can cause or influence action |
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characters
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people in a work of fiction and their traits
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Four clues to discovering charcter
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author speech thoughts action
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