Short Story terms

Theme

• the time and place in which the story takes place

• the message about life that the story conveys

• a struggle between two opposing forces

• the sequence of events in a story

Climax

• the struggle between opposing forces

• the point of greatest tension

• the sequence of events in a story

• the author states what a character is like

Character

• the time and place in which a story takes place

• the message about life that the story conveys

• the struggle between opposing forces

• the people, animals, or other beings that take part in the story's action

Plot

• the sequence of events that catches you interest and takes you through the story

• the message about life that the story conveys

• the time and the place in which the story takes place

• the point of greatest tension

Setting

• the sequence of events

• the people, animals, or other beings that take part in the story's action

• the message about life that the story conveys

• the time and place in which a story takes place

indirect characterization

• a struggle between two opposing forces

• author states what a character is like

• the author reveals personality traits through appearance, words, actions, and effects on others

• the point of greatest tension

Conflict

• a struggle between opposing forces

• the author states what a character is like

• the sequence of events in a story

• the message about life that the story conveys

Direct Characterization

• the sequence of events in a story

• when an author states what a character is like

• the time and place in which the story takes place

• the message about life that the story conveys