Literary Terms

Short Story

• a brief work of fiction

• writing that tells about real people, places, objects, events, and ideas

• literature that appears in verse form

• written to be performed by actors... it can be written in verse, prose or both

• mocks or ridicules society

Nonfiction

• a brief work of fiction

• writing that tells about real people, places, objects, events, and ideas

• literature that appears in verse form

• written to be performed by actors... it can be written in verse, prose or both

• mocks or ridicules society

Poetry

• a brief work of fiction

• writing that tells about real people, places, objects, events, and ideas

• literature that appears in verse form

• written to be performed by actors... it can be written in verse, prose or both

• mocks or ridicules society

Drama

• a brief work of fiction

• writing that tells about real people, places, objects, events, and ideas

• literature that appears in verse form

• written to be performed by actors... it can be written in verse, prose or both

• mocks or ridicules society

Satire

• a brief work of fiction

• writing that tells about real people, places, objects, events, and ideas

• literature that appears in verse form

• written to be performed by actors... it can be written in verse, prose or both

• mocks or ridicules society

Plot

• sequence of events

• the time and place of the action

• the message an author reveals through a story or poem

Setting

• sequence of events

• the time and place of the action

• the message an author reveals through a story or poem

Theme

• sequence of events

• the time and place of the action

• the message an author reveals through a story or poem

Inciting Incident

• stage that sets the plot in motion

• the action leading to the high point of the story

• the high point of the story

• the action following the high point of the story

• the end of the story when the conflict is resolved

Rising Action

• stage that sets the plot in motion

• the action leading to the high point of the story

• the high point of the story

• the action following the high point of the story

• the end of the story when the conflict is resolved