Short Story Vocabulary

The main problem the main character in a story faces is the

• conflict
• theme
• solution
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main idea of a story that can be expressed as a life lesson is the

• conflict
• antagonist
• theme
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The outcome of a story's conflict and plot

• resolution
• theme
• climax
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The height of the conflict, drama, or action in a story

• conflict
• theme
• climax
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The series of events that make up a story is the 

• conflict
• theme
• resolution
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hints or clues about future events in a story 

• plot
• theme
• flashback
• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When what happens in a story is the opposite of what one would expect to happen

• irony
• conflict
• plot
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The feeling in a story created by such things as setting, weather, colors, characterization, and symbols

• theme
• mood
• characters
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The place, environment, and time of a story

• mood
• plot
• theme
• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A return to an earlier point in the story

• flashback
• foreshadowing
• problem
• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5