Short Story Literary Terms #1

the literary element that describes how fictional stories are usually organized

The time and place where the events of the plot happen.

characters and setting are introduced and important background information is established.

The part of the plot in which events focus on the conflict and its complications.

The turning point, when the focus switches from problem to solution.

A feeling of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome

Hints in the story that certain events are going to happen later.

the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.

The conclusion, where the problem is solved or determined unsolvable.

A change in a story to an earlier time that interrupts the normal chronological order of events