Short Story Terms - Category 1
Short Story Terms - Category 2
Short Story Terms - Category 3
Short Story Terms - Category 4
Short Story Terms - Category 5
100

What term describes the time, place and circumstances in which the story occurred?

setting

100
What is the perspective or vantage point, from which a story or paragraph is told?
point of view
100

What type of character remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline?

static

100

What term describes an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story.

flashback

100

What is a type of conflict in literature where the main character fights against a prediction or fortune from a god, oracle, or supernatural entity?

character versus fate
200

What is the sequence of actions and events that make up a story?

plot

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!


Which point of view is used in these lines? I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils.

first person point of view

200

What term describes a character who actively opposes the main character?

antogonist

200
What is the attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character?
tone
200

Is a term to describe when a character says the opposite of what he or she means. 

verbal irony

300
What is the point in the plot where the tension is the greatest and when one of the opposing forces wins the struggle (turning point)?
climax
300
Which short story term describes a person or animal involved in a literary work?
character
300
What is the feeling of anxious curiosity about what will happen next in a story?
suspense
300

 What literary device is used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story?

foreshadowing

300

What is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else?

symbolism

400
What is the conclusion or end of the story when the struggle between opposing forces is resolved?
resolution
400
Which point of view is used in this sentence? When he got to his car, he was glad to see that his friend was waiting for him.
3rd person point-of-view
400
What is the overall emotion created by a work of literature experienced by the reader?
mood
400

What term refers to the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

protagonist

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!


Which term refers to a character that is deep and layered?

Round

500
What is a struggle between opposing sides or forces (a problem in the story)?
conflict
500
Which point of view is used in this sentence? To make lemonade, you add the juice of lemons to water and sugar.
second person point-of-view
500
What is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true?
dramatic irony
500

What term describes the way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion, mood, or experiences for the reader.

atmosphere

500
What is the underlying message or insight into life suggested by a story?
theme
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