Elements
Short story definition
What is a brief, fictional story with one main event, limited characters and setting.
Protagonist.
Who is the main character?
Foreshadowing.
What is a hint of what is to come in the story?
First person
Told by a character in the story, using “I” statements
Verbal irony.
What is the contrast between what is said and what is meant?
The setting.
What is the time, place and mood of the story.
Antagonist.
What is the force against the protagonist?
Epiphany.
What is a moment of sudden and important realization?
Limited omniscient
Told from one character’s view, using third person
Dramatic Irony
What is when the reader/audience knows something the characters do not.
Conflict
What is the struggle between opposing characters or forces?
Dynamic
What is a character that goes through a major and lasting change?
Purpose
What is the author's reason for writing the piece?
Omniscient
reader knows all and sees all
Situational Irony.
What is when the situation does not turn out the way we expect?
Five main parts of the plot.
What are the introduction, rising action, climax, denouement, and conclusion?
Round
One we know many things about, and we see them in a variety of settings.
Imagery
What is when a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing.
Third person
told from the camera view
Literary symbol.
What is a symbol that is widely known and accepted?
Theme
What is the central idea of the story, representing an attitude or belief toward some universal truth.
Stereotype
What is a fixed character whose qualities are highlighted to fit a certain pattern or type?
Second person
told using “you” or "one"
Arbitrary Symbol.
What is a symbol that the author has created for one particular piece of writing?