Short Story Terms Quiz



Short Story Terms Pre-test Name ______________________________

I. Matching: Match the term with its appropriate definition.

|Story of Initiation |The use of clues to hint at events that occur later in the plot |

|Antagonist |A series of related events that make up or occur in a story |

|Exposition |The narrator is in the story and telling the story from his point of view |

| |or from the “I” perspective. |

|Third Person Limited Narrator |A character that does not change much emotionally in the story despite |

| |going through major challenges or problems. |

|External Conflict |The final part of the story when the conflict is resolved. |

|Climax |A form or category of literature, such as epic, tragedy, comedy and satire |

|First Person Narrator |The time, place, & social context in which the story occurs |

|Plot |Background information typically introduced at the start of a story. |

|Falling Action |This character blocks the wishes or desires of the main character, creating|

| |problems in the story. |

|Imagery |A problem that takes place between the main character and some opposing |

| |force, i.e. man vs. man, man vs. nature, etc. |

|Fable |When an outside narrator is telling the story and focuses on thoughts and |

| |feelings of only the main character. |

|Resolution/Denouement |This is what occurs right after the climax. The direct effects of the |

| |climax are explained here. |

|Setting |The height or highest point of action in the plot. |

|Internal Conflict |The primary character in the story, the one the reader focuses his |

| |attention on, often the hero. |

|Rising Action |A problem that takes place in the mind of the main character, often a |

| |feeling like fear, anger, etc. or a difficult decision. |

|Freytag’s Pyramid |The complications, or problems that develop in the beginning of the story, |

| |building toward the highest point of action. |

|Short Story |Objects or story elements that represent a larger meaning. |

|Flashback |A short narrative that illustrates a moral, philosophical or spiritual |

| |lesson.  It may be allegorical.  E.g.: the story of the prodigal son (Luke |

| |15:11-32). |

|Foreshadowing |Brief fictional narrative meant to be read in a single setting. |

|Mood |Diagram used to show plot structure. |

|Character Traits |Shifts to the past. |

|Theme |Qualities a character possesses. |

|Symbolism |A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. |

|Indirect Characterization |A purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor. |

|Parable |Reader learns about a character through what they say and do and how other |

| |characters respond to them. |

|Genre | A short story depicting a decisive incident that initiates a character |

| |into a higher state of awareness, whether for better or for worse. |

|Dynamic Character | Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses. |

|Protagonist | Human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea, e.g. “The wind |

| |exhaled.” |

|Static Character |Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or |

| |institutions in order to change them |

|Hyperbole |A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated |

| |directly or indirectly. |

|Satire | It can also be referred to as atmosphere because it creates an emotional |

| |setting enveloping the reader. |

|Personification |A character that undergoes emotional change, or development after |

| |experiencing the conflict and its resolution |

1. Please list the five kinds of conflict and give an example of each

2. What are the three types of irony?

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