English 9 Short Story Literary Terms

Narrative writing about imaginary people, places & events.

The main idea in the work of literature.

The teller of the story.

Refers to the techniques the writer uses to develop characters.

The writer's choice of words.

The struggle between opposing forces.

A writer's use of hint's or clues to indicate events that will occur later.

The main idea in the work of literature.

Building of complications in the conflict.

Excitement/tension readers feel as they become involved in a story & eager to know the outcome.

The time and place of the action of the story.

The five elements of a short story.

The feeling, or atmosphere, that the writer creates for the reader.

The four types of conflicts include: Person vs. 

An unexpected twist in the plot at the end of the story.

A character whose qualities contrast with those of another.

The action after the climax of the story.

Refers to the narrative method used in the short story, novel or nonfiction selection.

A contrast between what is expected & what actually exists or happens.

Turning point; moment when interest & intensity reach their peak; highest point of action.