Characters
The central character in short fiction is called the:
protagonist
The time when and place where the story occurs:
setting
The one who tells the story and provides the reader with the perspective of the events:
narrator
This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story.
In this story, the narrator stays predominately in a nursery writing in her journal.
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
A character who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something is called the:
antagonist
A concrete thing that represents an abstract idea; how the characters feel or react to the object is how they feel and react to the idea it represents
symbol
The readers experience the events through the narrator's eyes; told from the perspective of "I, me, my"
first person
An author's selection and arrangement of incidents in a story to shape the action:
plot
The Misfit and his two partners kill an entire family in this story.
"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
These characters embody stereotypes such as the “damsel in distress” and the
“evil villain”:
a. standard characters
b. stock characters
c. static characters
b. stock characters
The techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character:
characterization
This type of narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing and can tell the past, present and future:
omniscient
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict.
climax
You don't want to be drawn as the "winner" in this short story.
"The Lottery"
In terms of character development, this kind of character changes over time, usually as a result of facing a major crisis or resolving a central conflict:
dynamic character
A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to show a discrepancy between expectation and reality:
irony
This type of narrator is like a camera or a fly on the wall that can see all the actions and comment on them, but does not know the inner thoughts or feelings of the characters:
objective
The story resolves the major conflicts:
resolution
In this story, one character argues that a handmade quilt should be hung on display rather than be used as an actual blanket.
"Everyday Use"
In terms of character development, this kind of character does not change at all throughout the story or as a result of what occurs in the story:
static character
The main claim about a topic that an author seems to be exploring in his or her text, which many can often relate to on a universal level:
theme
______ is a type of third person narration when we see things only from one character’s perspective.
Limited point of view
a. climax
b. rising action
c. resolution
c. resolution
A character in this short story refuses to become one of the "sheep" that he observes in his mundane job.
"A & P"