Short Story

high point of interest/suspense in the story; the turning point

• exposition

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

the setting is the ____ and ____ of the action of the story

• time

• area

• situation

• place

characters who develop and grow during the course of the story

• dynamic character

• static character

• round character

• flat character

the writer reveals the character’s personality through physical description, through the characters’ words, thoughts and actions, and through other characters’ comments

• secondary characterization

• primary characterization

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

What is important to remember when writing a "Shortest Short Story"?

• Keep the length to approximately 3 lines.

• Leave the story with an air of mystery.

• Use precise wording.

• All of these

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

the narrator is a voice outside of the story who relates the events from the point of view from one of the characters

• first person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

• second person

the central message or general insight into life that the author conveys in a story

• mood

• theme

• motif

• symbol

the atmosphere or overall feeling of the story

• theme

• mood

• motif

• tone

Sequence of related events moving from a problem to a solution

• plot

• exposition

• rising action

• characterization