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WorksheetsShort Story Terms for Creative Writing
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 29mins
When an author makes a reference to another work such as a well-known piece of literature, artwork, or a familiar time, place, or person
conflict
onomatopoeia
allusion
irony
When an author gives clues about upcoming events without directly stating what will happen
foreshadowing
plot
satire
prose
Words used to evoke pictures in the minds of readers using sensory language
allusion
imagery
resolution
irony
An exaggeration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
repetition
prose
Part of the story that happened before current action which is brought out through characters' dreams or storytelling
foreshadowing
denotation
flashback
falling action
the unraveling of a plot; an outcome or solution
denouement
denotation
climax
rising action
all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests (not the dictionary definition)
denotation
connotation
a character that is fully developed - the writer reveals the good and bad traits as well as background
flat character
round character
dynamic character
A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action
dynamic character
static character
flat character
this is where a story takes place in time and location
rising action
plot
setting
denouement
language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning. Example: You are my sunshine!
figurative language
resolution
repetition
atmosphere
When an author directly describes character; Ex: He has brown eyes and a dashing manner.
indirect characterization
direct characterization
A very exciting section of the story where the main conflict is resolved; the "turning point of the story"
climax
rising action
exposition
The part of the story in which the problems and the action comes to a satisfying end
climax
falling action
exposition
resolution
the main character in a story; often a good or heroic type
antagonist
protagonist
point of view
the character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner
motivation
mood
tone
A character who does not change throughout the story is a(n) ___ character.
dynamic
static
"I went to the trapdoor and pulled the bolt. The trapdoor banged up and Vern Tessio, one of the other regulars, pulled himself into the clubhouse. He was sweating buckets and his hair, which he usually kept combed in a perfect imitation of his rock and roll idol, Bobby Rydell, was plastered to his bullet head in chunks and strings."
This passage from Stephen King's "The Body" is written from what point of view?
first person
second person
third person
the moral of a story written as a statement
symbolism
theme
point of view
prediction
a difference in what we expect to happen and what actually happen
plot
setting
character
situational irony
the speaker of a story
narrator
theme
setting
plot
using colors or objects to represent something deeper
foreshadowing
point of view
symbolism
characterization
when a character says something that is opposite of what they really mean
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
theme
the point of view in which the character is not a character and only reveals ONE character's thoughts
3rd person limited
1st person
2nd person
plot
when the reader/viewer knows something is about to happen before the character does
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
setting
when the narrator is all knowing and writes through all character's point of view
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
