Short Story terms/elements

An observation about life or some aspect of life made through the story is called

Definition: when the opposite of what the reader expects happens

Setting is

Definition: When the narrator explicitly tells the audience information about a character

Definition: When the audience knows something that a character does not

Plot is the

A direct comparison (without comparison words) is called

Conflict is

The two main points of view are

The perspective from which the story is told is the

Characterization is

Define "allusion"

What is the best short story ever?

The highest point of interest or suspense is called the

The portion of the story that gives background information is called the

A synonym for "resolution" is

Conflict includes man vs. man, nature, supernatural, society, and

A comparison of two unlike things with comparison words is called

An exaggeration for effect is called

Giving human characteristics to a non-human subject is called