Short Story Terms Quiz
situational irony
the surprising or unexpected encounter of details or facts which usually do not fit together
foreshadowing
the use of hints about what is going to happen
direct characterization
the writer directly tells the reader about a character's personally
indirect characterization
the writer reveals the characters personality through physical description through the characters words thoughts and actions and through other characters comments
setting
time and place of the action of the story
verbal irony
words saying the opposite of what is meant
symbol
an object person or event that represents something else
flat character
characters who are not fully developed only show one or two traits
round character
characters who are well developed show many different traits complex characters who are seen from many angles
dynamic character
characters who develop and grow during the course of the story
static character
characters who do not change during the course of the story
dramatic irony
contrast between what one character says and what the reader or another character knows to be true
resolution
end of the central conflict
falling action
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
rising action
events that lead up to the climax
climax
high point of interest/suspense in the story the turning point
exposition
introduces the setting characters and situation
internal conflict
involves a character in conflict with him/her self
protagonist
major character in the story
Characters
people or animals who are part of the action of the story
plot
sequence of related events moving from a problem to a solution includes the characters
conflict
struggle between two opposing forces
mood
the atmosphere or overall feeling of the story
tone
the authors attitude toward the characters or situation
theme
the central message or h=general insight into life that the author conveys in a story
antagonist
the character who opposed the actions aand efforts of the protagonist may be good or evil
irony
the contrast between an expected outcome and the actual outcome
external conflict
the main character struggles against an outside force
3rd person ommipresent
the narrator is a voice outside of the story who is all seeing and all knowing the narrator may relate actions comment on behavior go inside the minds of multiple characters and tell the reader what multiple characters are thinking and feeling
3rd person limited
the narrator is a voice outside of the story who relates the events from the point of view from one of the characters
1st person
the story is told by one of the characters in it with the character referring to him/her self as "I" the character is the narrator
