Short Story Terms Quiz

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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


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