Short Story Terms

a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use like or as

the portion of the story that reveals the setting and information about the characters

the struggle that is present in any story; can be either internal or external

a reference to a historical or literary person, usually in the Bible or Greek mythology

a literary device that uses two contradictory terms together; jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow

the turning point of a story

the attitude a writer takes toward a subject

the main character of the story

an interruption in the action to show an event that happened earlier

conversation between two people

the main idea or message a writer expresses in a story

the use of a word that imitate the sound they stand for

the sequence of events that occur in a story

the speaker who tells the story and knows what is happening in the minds of all the characters

a literary device that gives life to non-living objcects

a character who doe not undergo a change

the feeling that a writer creates for a reader through figurative language and sensory images

the author uses clues to hint a what might happen next in the story

the character who opposes the main character

a lesson that is directly stated, usually in a fable

words and phrases that create vivid experience using the five senses

a comparison between two unlike things that does use like or as

the use of a literary device more than once

a fully developed character who displays many different traits

the time and place of the action