SHORT STORY TEST REVIEW Literary Terms

the act of creating or describing a character

an organizational plan in which events are presented in the order in which they occur

a long work of fiction that often has involved plots, many characters, and numerous settings

a struggle between two forces in a literary work

the character in conflict with the central character in a literary work

an imaginary person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work

interruption in sequence of events where an earlier event is described

the series of events related to a central conflict, or struggle, in a literary work

the vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told

the act of presenting hints to events that will occur later in a story

the character playing the central role in a literary work

the feeling or emotion created by a literary work

the time, place, and environment in which the events of a literary work take place

the central message or perception about life that is revealed through a literary work

brief work of fiction that usually presents single plot, one- two main characters & one setting

any work of prose that tells an invented or imaginary story

a force that moves a character to think, feel, or behave in a certain way