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Short Story Terms
elements of plot
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the literary term for the beginning of a short story? | exposition |
| What is the literary term for a story's main character? | protagonist |
| What is the literary term for the nemesis of the story's main character? | antagonist |
| What is the literary term for the story's "problem?" | conflict |
| What do you call the events between the beginning and high point of a story? | rising action |
| What do you call the events between the high point and the end of the story? | falling action |
| What is the literary term for the end of a short story? | denoument |
| What are the TWO TYPES of conflict? | internal and external |
| What are the FOUR KINDS of conflict? | character vs ch character, character vs self, character vs society, character vs nature |
| Which element of plot includes the conflict? | rising action |
| Which element of plot introduces the characters and setting? | exposition |
| What is the literary term for the when and the where of the story? | setting |
| What is the literary term to identify the relationship of the narrator to the characters and the angle from which the story is told? | point of view |
| What is the literary term for a story’s main idea, underlying meaning, controlling idea or central insight that often contains a moral or a lesson? | theme |
| What is the literary term for a character who provides a contrast to the protagonist? | foil |
| What is the literary term for an author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story? | foreshadow |
| What is the technique the writer uses to develop character and the information the author gives the reader about the characters themselves? | characterization |
| What is the literary term for the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is? | irony |
| What is a person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well? | symbol / symbolism |
| What is the literary term for the author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject? | tone |
| What is the literary term for the climate (atmosphere) or feeling in a literary work? | mood |
| What are three (3) kinds of irony? | situational, dramatic, and verbal |
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