Short Story Terms Flashcards
(35 cards)
Antagonist
Bad guy
Character
Representation of a person in literature
Climax
Point of highest tension in a book
Conflict
Protagonist vs antagonist
Dénouement
After climax - solves “loose ends”
Direct presentation
Narration - states character’s thoughts and feelings
Dramatic irony
Giving audience info that one or more characters aren’t aware of
Dynamic character
Changing character
External conflict
Tensions from other characters that aren’t the protagonist
Falling action
After climax, where the conflict is resolved
First person POV
I/we narrative
Flat character
A character who doesn’t change throughout the story
Foil (character foil)
A character that contrasts the protagonist in order to highlight characteristics of the protagonist
Foreshadowing
Hints at plot developments
Indirect presentation
Narration - doesn’t state character’s thoughts or feelings
Internal conflict
Tension from the protagonist
Limited omniscient POV
Knowing almost everything but not everything
Objective POV
Unbiased POV without the author stating the thoughts or feelings of the protagonist
Omniscient POV
Overarching all knowing POV
Plot
Sequence of events that make up a story
POV
Pretty fricking obvious
Protagonist
Main character
Resolution
Pretty obvious
Rising action
The story’s basic conflict is complicated by secondary conflicts that frustrate the protagonist’s attempt to reach his goal
