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WorksheetsShort Story Literature Terms, List 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
The narrator is NOT a character in the story; can reveal what characters in the story do, say, and think
First person POV
Third person omniscient POV
Conflict
Third person limited POV
The conclusion of the story, where the conflict is resolved
conflict
exposition
resolution
plot
A struggle between opposing forces, causing action to form the plot
conflict
point of view
rising action
falling action
The part of the plot after the climax where the solution to the conflict is introduced
rising action
exposition
falling action
point of view
The high point of interest, or turning point, in the story
rising action
resolution
exposition
climax
The sequence of events in a story
foreshadowing
conflict
plot
rising action
Hints or clues to events that have yet to occue
foreshadowing
conflict
rising action
falling action
The part of the plot where the story is introduced; establishes the setting and characters
falling action
resolution
rising action
exposition
The perspective from which the story is told; determines how much information the narrator can tell the reader
third person limited POV
point of view (POV)
first person POV
third person omniscient POV
The narrator is NOT a character in the story; can reveal only what the characters DO and SAY
third person limited POV
first person POV
point of view (POV)
third person omniscient POV
The second part of the plot; includes the events that make up most of the story and where the conflict is introduced
falling action
climax
resolution
rising action
The story is told from the perspective of a single character who IS IN the story (uses words like I, me)
first person narrative (POV)
third person limited (POV)
third person omniscient (POV)
point of view (POV)
