Short Stories
Parts of Speech
Literary Terms
Types of Conflict
Story Vocabulary
100

This short story was about a woman who would taxidermy her hotel guests.

What is "The Landlady"?
100

A person, place or thing.

What is a noun?

100

This type of figurative language compares two things to add meaning without using connective words.

What is a metaphor?
100

This type of conflict takes place inside the character's mind.

What is internal conflict?

100

A series of related events that make up a story or drama.

What is the plot?

200

This story was about a man who was being hunted on an island and had to survive for 3 days.

What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?

200

This part of speech is used to show an action.

What is a verb?

200

This type of figurative language is when an animal or object are given human characteristics or personalities.

What is personification?

200

An example of this type of conflict would be:

While Joe was sleeping, the elephant trampled over all over the supplies in the camp, ruining all of their remaining food.

What is man vs nature?

200

The highest point of interest or suspense in a story.

What is the climax?

300

This story was about a girl who lived on the planet Venus where it constantly rained except for one day.

What is "All Summer in a Day"?

300

This part of speech is used to join words in a sentence using and, or, and but.

What is a conjunction?

300

A person, place or thing that stands for itself and/or for something beyond itself. When an object represents something else. 

What is symbolism?

300

An example of this type of conflict would be:

Rosita couldn't decide if she should tell her best friend that her boyfriend was cheating on her.

What is man vs self?

300

The events leading up to the climax of the story.

What is rising action?

400

This story was about an intellectually-disabled man becomes a genius after partaking in a science experiment. 

What is "Flowers for Algernon"?

400

The following are a few examples of this part of speech: you, me, we, I

What are pronouns?

400

The process or act of creating, developing or revealing the personality of a person or character in a story.

What is characterization?

400
An example of this type of conflict is:

Stephanie snuck in through her window, but it was too late. The lights turned on. "You're grounded," said Stephanie's father.

What is man vs society?

400

The villain in the story that goes against the main character.

What is the antagonist?

500

This story is about a "narrator" who has gone insane and buried the old man's heart beneath the floor boards of his house. He still hears it beating...

What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

500

Quickly, slowly, extremely, and carefully are all examples of this type of speech.

What are adverbs?

500

This point of view is when the narrator, who plays no part in the story, tells us the thoughts and feelings of only one character in the story.

What is third person point of view?

500

An example of this type of conflict is:

Peter had been sick for a very long time. He was battling an incurable disease, and each day was becoming more and more difficult.

What is man vs nature?

500

The moment when all the problems are resolved, one way or another, and the story is closed.

What is the resolution?