Short Story Terms Flashcards
A narrative that serves as an extended metaphor, written in the form of fables, poems, stories, and almost any other style
allegory
A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
foreshadowing
A common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience usually surprising them with a revelation
narrative twist
A figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms
oxymoron
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses
imagery
The time and place in which a story unfolds
setting
A comparison using the words like or as
simile
gives the story unity and provides an answer to the question what is the work about
theme
A narration or description of an event which took place prior to the beginning of the story
flashback
A character in a play who sets off another character by comparison
foil
The author’s attitude towards their subject
tone
central character in a literary work
protagonist
The audience’s knowledge of events surpasses the character’s
dramatic irony
the turning point to which the rising action leads
climax
indirect reference to a famous person event or place
allusion
