Short Story

Question 1

beginning of the story; introduced to characters, setting and background information

Answer 1

expostition

Question 2

the one event that initiates the conflict

Answer 2

inciting incident

Question 3

the events containing the conflict which lead up to the climax

Answer 3

rising action

Question 4

the highest point or turning point of the story

Answer 4

climax

Question 5

the events after the climax; brings the story to an end

Answer 5

falling action

Question 6

how the conflict is resolved

Answer 6

resolution/denouement

Question 7

main characters with many details

Answer 7

round characters

Question 8

minor characters with little description given

Answer 8

flat characters

Question 9

a character who changes by the end of the story

Answer 9

dynamic characters

Question 10

a character who does not change by the end of the story

Answer 10

static characters

Question 11

the way in which an author describes a character

Answer 11

characterization

Question 12

where and when the story takes place

Answer 12

setting

Question 13

the perspective from which the story is told

Answer 13

point of view

Question 14

one of the characters tells the story ‘I’

Answer 14

first person

Question 15

told from a group of people collectively ‘we’

Answer 15

first person plural

Question 16

an outsider tells the story focusing only on one person

Answer 16

third person limited

Question 17

an outsider tells the story with insight into all characters

Answer 17

third person omniscient

Question 18

a special mode of narration that undertakes to capture the continuous flow of a character’s mental process where all the thoughts and feelings of a character are revealed without regard to logical argument or narrative sequence

Answer 18

stream of conciousness

Question 19

the struggle within the story

Answer 19

conflict

Question 20

man vs self

Answer 20

internal conflict

Question 21

man vs man, nature/supernatural, society, technology

Answer 21

external conflict

Question 22

the underlying message in the story

Answer 22

theme

Question 23

the feeling of the story

Answer 23

mood/atmosphere

Question 24

the author’s attitude toward the subject of the story

Answer 24

tone

Question 25

using an object to represent something else

Answer 25

symbolism

Question 26

a significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant

Answer 26

irony

Question 27

the expectation of and doubt about what is going to happen next

Answer 27

suspense

Question 28

a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning

Answer 28

allegory