Question | Answer |
Protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
Short story | a brief work of fiction, usually includes one basic conflict |
Antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the protagonist |
Exposition | introduces the setting, characters and basic situation |
Rising action | central conflict is introduced and developed |
Climax | highest point of interest |
Falling action | end of the central conflict |
resolution | any events including or following the falling action |
setting | the time and place of the action |
conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
irony | the difference between the way things seem and the way they are |
forshadowing | author’s clues as to what might happen later in the story |
flashback | a scene that breaks the sequence of events in a story |
symbolism | the use of symbols to represent important ideas |
static character | does not change |
dynamic character | changes or grows during the course of the story |
point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
narrator | a speaker or character who tells a story |
first person narrator | uses “I”; one character tells story |
suspense | the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome |
theme | the central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work |