Short Stories

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

The place, time and mood/atmosphere of a story

Question 2

Foreshadowing

Answer 2

Clues given to reader that tell what might happen kater

Question 3

Suspense

Answer 3

Uncertainty about what is going to happen. How an authors makes the reader keep reading

Question 4

Point of view

Answer 4

Describes how the story is told

Question 5

First person

Answer 5

Narrator is a character in the story

Question 6

Omniscient

Answer 6

All knowing. Reader knows the thoughts of all characters

Question 7

Limited omniscient

Answer 7

Reader gets thoughts of 1-2 characters

Question 8

Objective

Answer 8

Reader isn’t told any thought of any character

Question 9

Theme

Answer 9

The lesson or message that the author is trying to get across

Question 10

Characters

Answer 10

People involved in stories

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

The main character

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

Person or force opposing protagonist

Question 13

Flat character

Answer 13

Reader doesn’t know many important characteristics

Question 14

Round character

Answer 14

Reader gets to know the character well

Question 15

Static character

Answer 15

Has no major internal changes

Question 16

Dynamic character

Answer 16

Has a major internal change

Question 17

Stock/stereotyped character

Answer 17

A common and easily recognizable character type from other stories

Question 18

Characterization

Answer 18

How an author develops a character

Question 19

direct characterization

Answer 19

Things the author tells us directly

Question 20

Indirect characterization

Answer 20

Things we have to infer about character

Question 21

Symbolism

Answer 21

Representing a person or idea with a symbol

Question 22

Conflict

Answer 22

The struggle that takes place in the story

Question 23

Character vs self

Answer 23

An internal struggle to overcome fear or challenges. Internal conflict

Question 24

Character vs character

Answer 24

Struggle between two characters. External conflict

Question 25

Character vs environment

Answer 25

Struggle between character and the location. External conflict

Question 26

Situational irony

Answer 26

Twist of fate that leads to the opposite of what seems appropriate

Question 27

Verbal irony

Answer 27

Saying the opposite of what you mean

Question 28

Dramatic irony

Answer 28

When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know

Question 29

Purpose

Answer 29

Why the story is written

Question 30

Audience

Answer 30

Who the story is written for

Question 31

Tone

Answer 31

The feelings about the story and sutuation

Question 32

Contrast

Answer 32

Focusing on the differences between people or things

Question 33

Satire

Answer 33

Exaggeration of characteristics to criticize or maker fun of

Question 34

Plot

Answer 34

Series of events in a story

Question 35

Introduction

Answer 35

Introduced setting conflict and characters

Question 36

Rising action

Answer 36

Characters encounter obstacles while trying to resolve conflict

Question 37

Climax

Answer 37

Major turning point. Highest point of action

Question 38

Falling action

Answer 38

Most of the remaining conflict is resolved

Question 39

Conclusion

Answer 39

Everything is wrapped up or the story ends in cliffhanger