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Short Story Terms

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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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