Short story elements
A brief wrapping up of the plot
falling action
the message of the story
Theme
events in a plot are described one after an other..
chronological order
a short popular saying that could be a piece of advice..
proverb
the ending is happy and everything is explained
Expository Happy
When a problem is inside of a character Eg thoughts, disease, etc......
Internal conflict
when a character or person is joking in a angry matter..
sarcasm
A story that has a deeper meaning under its surface meaning..
Allegory
Usually the ending of a short story
Conclusion/resolution
out of pocket ending..
Deus Ex Machina
the person that tells the story
the narrator
A genre that is similar to a comic book..
Graphic text
the reader is left with loose ends and has to supply the ending by them self
unresolved/indeterminate/cliffhanger
A hint of events to come..
foreshadowing
when the reader of the story knows something that characters do not..
dramatic irony
A traditional story handed down in oral or written form
Folk tale
a disappointing ending to something with increased excitement.
Anti climax
characters are refered as she and he and only hear some of their thoughts
Third person limited omniscient
sequences where the thinking of a character may not be in order and could be random.
Stream of consciousness
an anonymous tale of unknown origins
Myth