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Short Story Terms
Characters Plot Figurative Language
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Mythology & Epic Poem
The time and place of the story.
A 100
What is SETTING?
A 100
The sequence of events in a story
A 200
What is PLOT?
A 200
A story with an ending that surprises or shocks;
unexpected
A 300
What is SURPRISE ENDING?
A 300
A fake name or “pen name” of an author
A 400
What is PSEUDONYM?
A 400
The feeling of nervousness or excitement caused by the unknown, “on the edge of your seat.”
A 500
What is SUSPENSE?
A 500
character “stays” the same
B 100
What is STATIC CHARACTER?
B 100
Important to the plot and push the story along
B 200
What are MAIN CHARACTERS?
B 200
Know one or 2 things about a character
B 300
What is FLAT CHARACTER?
B 300
Character changes physically, emotionally
B 400
What is DYNAMIC CHARACTER?
B 400
Know many things (qualities); makes them
realistic
B 500
What is ROUND CHARACTER?
B 500
The first hint of conflict
C 100
What is COMPLICATION?
C 100
The action that follows the climax working toward a resolution
C 200
What is FALLING ACTION?
C 200
The beginning part of the story that details
background to characters and setting
C 300
What is EXPOSITION?
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
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The turning point, or point of highest
emotional intensity
C 400
What is CLIMAX?
C 400
The tying up of loose ends, or end of a story or
conflict
C 500
What is RESOLUTION?
C 500
Giving human qualities to something non-
human.
D 100
What is PERSONIFICATION?
D 100
A comparison of two things using like, as, or
than.
D 200
What is SIMILE?
D 200
Words that stand for a greater meaning
D 300
What is SYMBOLISM?
D 300
A comparison of two things saying one thing is another; does not use
like, as, or than
D 400
What is METAPHOR?
D 400
A conscious exaggeration used for
effect
D 500
What is HYPERBOLE?
D 500
The life lesson relating to human nature
E 100
What is THEME?
E 100
A story with no ending
E 200
What is a CLIFFHANGER?
E 200
The vantage point from which a story is told
E 300
What is POINT OF VIEW?
E 300
A reference from one piece of literature to
another famous piece of literature, art, history, or
music
E 400
What is ALLUSION?
E 400
The difference between appearance and reality
E 500
What is IRONY?
E 500
The main character or hero
F 100
What is PROTAGONIST?
F 100
Oral stories that man created to explain the
world and natural phenomena around
him
F 200
What is MYTH?
F 200
Struggle between opposing forces
F 300
What is CONFLICT?
F 300
A journey is search of something of value,
tangible or intangible
F 400
What is QUEST?
F 400
A nickname or descriptive phrase for a person, place, or object
F 500
What is EPITHET?
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is: IRONY
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•When the reader or audience knows something that a character does not.
•Adds suspense.
•What’s behind the door?
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What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
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