Short story vocab

Question 1

Atmosphere (mood)

Answer 1

Pervading feeling created by the story

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

A deliberate style of writing or speaking

Question 3

Dynamic character

Answer 3

A character who undergoes a significant, lasting change

Question 4

Falling action

Answer 4

Occurs after the climax and before the very end of the story

Question 5

Flat character

Answer 5

A limited character with only one quality

Question 6

Foil

Answer 6

A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist)

Question 7

Foreshadowing

Answer 7

A hint of what is to happen later

Question 8

Irony

Answer 8

Literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meaning

Question 9

First person

Answer 9

Reveals mind if 1 character

Question 10

Third person

Answer 10

Reveals the mind of 1 character

Question 11

Omniscient

Answer 11

Reveals the minds of several characters

Question 12

Protagonist

Answer 12

Main character

Question 13

Resolution

Answer 13

When conflict is worked out (often near the end)

Question 14

Rising action

Answer 14

Greatest interest

Question 15

Round character

Answer 15

Realistic character having several sides to his/her character

Question 16

Satire

Answer 16

Use of irony to ridicule and idea, person or thing (provoke change)

Question 17

Static character

Answer 17

Doesn’t change in the course of a story

Question 18

Stereotyped character

Answer 18

Represent a group of people (generalized traits)

Question 19

Antagonist

Answer 19

Major character or force that opposes the protagonist (villain)