Short stories

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

a brief, direct, or indirect reference to a person, place, or event frim history, literature, or mythology that the author hopes or assumes the reader will recognize.

Question 2

antagonist

Answer 2

is the major character or force the opposes the protagonist.

Question 3

antecedent action

Answer 3

it means going before, so antencedent action is the significant action that takes place before the story begins.

Question 4

atmosphere

Answer 4

is the prevailing feeling created by the story.

It usually sets up expectations in the reader about the outcome of an episode or plot.

Question 5

characterization

Answer 5

is the process through which the author reveals to the reader the qualities of a character.

Question 6

climax

Answer 6

is the highest point of emotional intensity in a story.

The major crisis in the story and marks the turning point( protagonist’s fortunes).

Question 7

complication

Answer 7

the event that initiates a conflict

Question 8

conflict

Answer 8

this term refers to the struggle between opposing characters or forces (e.g., the protagonist and someone or something else).

Question 9

dilemma

Answer 9

is a situation in which a character must make a choice between two undesirable or equally destructive alternatives.

Question 10

dramatic irony

Question 11

dynamic character

Answer 11

often the protagonist, is a character who undergoes a significant, lasting change, usually in her or his outlook on life.

Question 12

epiphany

Answer 12

it refers to a moment of significant realization and insight experienced by the protagonist, often at the end of a story.

Question 13

exposition

Answer 13

is a background information provided by the author to further the development of plot, conflict, setting, and characterization.

Question 14

fiction

Answer 14

is any narrative that is imagined or invented.

it may be based on actual happening, which can, in turn, make fiction seem realistic.

Question 15

first person point of view

Question 16

flashback

Answer 16

is a sudden switch in the plot from the present to the past.

this device may be used to illustrate an important point or to aud in characterization.

Question 17

flat character

Answer 17

a limited, usually minor character with only one apparent qualityé

Question 18

foil

Answer 18

is character whose behaviour, attitudes, and or opinions contrast with those of the protagonist.

Question 19

foreshadowing

Answer 19

this is a device that hints at or warns of events to happen later in the story.

it prepares the reader for the climax, the denouement, or any changes in the protagonist.

Question 20

indeterminate ending

Answer 20

a story ending in which there is no clear outcome, result, or resolved conflict.

Question 21

limited omniscient point of view

Question 22

motivation

Question 23

objective point of view

Question 24

omniscient point of view

Question 25

plot

Question 26

point of view

Question 27

protagonist

Question 28

resolution or denouement

Question 29

rising action

Question 30

round character

Question 31

satire

Question 32

setting

Question 33

situational irony

Question 34

static character

Question 35

stream-of-consciousness technique

Question 36

surprise ending

Question 37

suspense

Question 38

symbol

Question 39

theme

Question 40

verbal irony