English 7 - Short Story and literary terms

An antagonist is...

• the main character of the story
• the problem or struggle in a story
• the person or thing who causes a problem for the main character
• the message in a story

Foreshadowing is...

• clues left by the author that hint at future events in the story
• an object, person, action, or situation that represents a larger idea
• where and when a story takes place
• the series of events in a story

Conflict is...

• the way a character is described to the reader
• the perspective from which the story is told
• the moral or lesson in a story
• the problem or struggle in a story

The feeling a reader gets from a literary work is...

• tone
• theme
• mood
• characterization

The message, moral, or lesson of a story is the...

• theme
• conflict
• flashback
• tone

The perspective from which a story is told is the...

• theme
• conflict
• plot
• point of view

Characterization is...

• a list of all of the characters in a story
• the way an author describes the setting to the reader
• the way an author describes a character to the reader
• the feeling in a literary work

Irony is...

• when the opposite of what is expected occurs
• an interruption in the action of the story to show the reader a past event
• clues left by the author to hint at future events in the story
• the perspective from which the story is told

The series of events in a story is called the...

• conflict
• plot
• symbolism
• climax

Mental pictures created by the author's words are...

• setting
• theme
• imagery
• symbolism