Irony
Figurative Language
Character
Parts of the Plot
Elements of a Short Story
100

You don't like someone's haircut but you say "I love your hair!"

Verbal Irony

100

I drank tons of water.

hyperbole

100

A character who is dull or predictable--uninteresting.

flat

100

The "background information" of a short story?

exposition

100

The perspective from which a story is told

point of view

200

A statue that represents freedom with the word "freedom" engraved on it is securely caged.

Situational irony

200

He screams like a whistle.

simile

200

A well-developed character with personality and depth.

round

200

How the story ends

resolution

200

The most important character in the story

protagonist

300

You're watching a movie and you know more than the main character.

Dramatic irony

300

The breeze whispered her answer.

personification

300

A character who does not change.

static

300

The "set of actions bringing the story to an end"?

falling action or denouement

300

The author's attitude to the subject of his/her writing

tone

400

A dry cleaner shrinks his sweater.

Situational irony

400

The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.

metaphor and/or hyperbole

400

A character who changes over the course of the story

dynamic

400

The deciding moment of a story

climax

400

Adversity in a story

conflict

500

The definition for situational irony.

An occasion in which the outcome is opposite from what was expected.

500

The young child soon became lost.

literal--not figurative language

500

A well-developed character who changes over the course of the story

A round, dynamic character

500

The portion of the story that builds tension?

rising action

500

An underlying message in any text

theme