Short Story Terms

Front

Sequence of events in a story around a conflict.

Back

Plot

Front

Time and place of a story's action

Back

setting

Front

Overall feeling or atmosphere in a text

Back

mood

Front

Main message in a story; the lesson

Back

theme

Front

A problem or struggle faced by characters

Back

conflict

Front

Main character we support, often heroic

Back

protagonist

Front

A character that grows or changes due to the story's actions.

Back

dynamic character

Front

Definition of a minor character:

Back

interacts with the main character and others.

Front

A problem occurring within a character, such as decisions, fear, or anxiety.

Back

internal conflict

Front

Who tells the story?

Back

narrator