Short Story Literature Terminology

When the author leaves clues to what will happen at future points in the text

grouping of literature based on certain characteristics

uncertainty about what will happen

The protagonist is always the good guy.

an author's specific use of language when crafting a literary work

Something happens that normally should not happen (the firetruck catches on fire)

in a specific language when grammar varies depending on a group of people or geographical area

When you learn about a character from details that are right in the text.

The general opposite character of another is considered the what?

Which point of view is where the narrator is the main character?

Which of the following IS a type of internal conflict?

Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics

When you have to infer aspects of characters because the characteristics are not right in text?

how a reader feels after/while reading a work based on an author's style

time and place in a story

main concept explored/main lesson one can take from a text

Which is when an outside narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters?

When something simply stands for something else?

imitating a certain style or author in a comedic way

Type of story that follows the traditional story arc of arc

Which part of the story arc do we learn more about the conflict(s) present in the story?

When the audience knows something that the characters do not

a reference to a common event, person, or concept that means something to society

Which is where an outside narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of one character?

The opposition to the protagonist is considered the?

You say something but really mean something else (sarcasm)

When the author goes back in time

What is the overall action in a literary work, general series of events?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an external conflict

Which part of the story arc is the most exciting part of the plot?