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Short Story Terms and Techniques
The Fugitive
Vocab Words
Mostly Teachers
Poetry Terms Just in Case I Want a Re-do
100
Main character in a story, novel, play
Protagonist
100
I am the protagonist.
Dr. Richard Kimble
100
Seeking truth and J------.
Justice
100
I work in this room.
Mr. Hocine
100
Comparing two things using like or as or than.
Simile
200
Character who struggles or fights the protagonist.
Antagonist
200
Antagonist
Sam Gerard
200
F-word synonym for equality.
Fairness
200
The name of the teacher in N-201
Mrs. Hayden
200
Words whose sound suggests or imitates the sound of the object or noise, etc.
Onomatopoeia
300
The perspective the author creates to tell the story.
Point of View
300
He did it!
The one-armed man.
300
Sometimes you need to find this in order to be successful:
Inspiration
300
I have a hard time not talking and I sit near the front.
ABEL! (Be quiet during reading time!)
300
The repetition fo the initial sound (usually consonants).
Alliteration
400
Clues to events that happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
400
He jumped off this:
A dam
400
Loyalty, faithfulness, obligation...
Fidelity
400
I'm a nun!
Sister Dianne Turner
400
A direct comparison where the literal meaning of one thing, action, or quality is applied to another to show how things are alike.
Metaphor
500
Presenting something from earlier in the story that helps us understand the current situation.
Flashback
500
The real bad guy:
Charles Nichols
500
Showing good physical attributes; healthiness.
Fitness
500
I'm the other ESL teacher
Ms. Pashniak
500
These annoying things: boy:man::girl:woman
Analogy