Short story vocab Flashcards
Atmosphere (mood)
Pervading feeling created by the story
Diction
A deliberate style of writing or speaking
Dynamic character
A character who undergoes a significant, lasting change
Falling action
Occurs after the climax and before the very end of the story
Flat character
A limited character with only one quality
Foil
A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist)
Foreshadowing
A hint of what is to happen later
Irony
Literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meaning
First person
Reveals mind if 1 character
Third person
Reveals the mind of 1 character
Omniscient
Reveals the minds of several characters
Protagonist
Main character
Resolution
When conflict is worked out (often near the end)
Rising action
Greatest interest
Round character
Realistic character having several sides to his/her character
Satire
Use of irony to ridicule and idea, person or thing (provoke change)
Static character
Doesn’t change in the course of a story
Stereotyped character
Represent a group of people (generalized traits)
Antagonist
Major character or force that opposes the protagonist (villain)
