Short Story Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Something that stands for something else more meaningful.
  2. 5. the process that the author uses to reveal the personality of a character.
  3. 7. an introduction to the characters, conflicts, setting, and basic information about the story
  4. 8. a character who is complex, realistic, and fully developed. They have multiple personality traits, emotions, strengths, and flaws, just like real people. Readers learn a lot about their thoughts, motivations, and struggles.
  5. 10. ______ irony is when a reader/audience knows information that one or more of the characters do not know.
  6. 11. the ending of the story; tells where characters leave off; the final details of the story
  7. 12. ______ irony is when someone says the opposite of what they mean or feel.
  8. 15. A character whose traits are very different from another character’s traits, usually the main character. These differences help highlight or emphasize the main character’s personality or choices.
  9. 16. When the narrator addresses the audience or readers directly.
  10. 17. the attitude of the speaker or narrator.
  11. 18. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work.
  12. 22. a character who changes in an important way during the story. The change usually happens because of events, challenges, or lessons the character experiences.
  13. 23. a struggle that takes place between a person and some outer force.
  14. 24. _________ vs. Character: two characters that verbally or physically have a conflict
  15. 25. ______ irony is when something occurs that is completely opposite of what is expected.
  16. 28. The narrator tells the story without revealing or describing any of the characters’ thoughts or feelings. The narrator is like a camera recording what happens. We see what characters do and say, but we do not know their thoughts.
  17. 32. a character who has one or two simple traits and does not change much during the story. They usually represent one clear idea or personality and are not very complex.
  18. 33. _________ vs. Character: a character has a conflict with the way a society functions; they can be against its laws or social norms that most others live by; for example, if a character is anti-slavery during a period of slavery
  19. 34. when and where a story takes place.
  20. 35. _________ vs. Character: when a character is trapped by an inevitable destiny or fate that they must fulfill.
  21. 37. Hints or clues the author gives about what might happen later in the story.
  22. 38. A ______ character is a character who does not change during the story. Their personality, beliefs, and behavior stay the same from the beginning to the end.
  23. 39. ______ Action: the conflicts start to heat up; tensions build and readers discover more interesting, in-depth details about characters and the story
  24. 41. Type of characterization when readers make inferences based off information in the story.
Down
  1. 1. the turning point of the story; the point of highest tension; the conflict reaches its peak (some cliff hangers will end on the climax)
  2. 3. the feeling the reader gains from the story and describes the overall atmosphere of the story.
  3. 4. used to create suspense, humor, or tension for a reader/audience.
  4. 6. The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, usually the main character.
  5. 9. _________ vs. Character: the character is faced with a struggle against technology that has become too powerful.
  6. 13. the sequence of most significant events in a story; plot lines develop how the characters behave, interact, and details the main events that make a story whole
  7. 14. a struggle that takes place in someone’s mind. Example: make a tough decision.
  8. 19. the central idea of a work of literature that depicts a message from the author.
  9. 20. _________ vs. Character: when a character faces resistance from a supernatural force, such as magical forces, ghosts, or something that it unknown to the natural world.
  10. 21. the pivotal event in a story that disrupts the protagonist's ordinary life, sets the main conflict in motion, and compels them to take action
  11. 26. The narrator tells the story using “he,” “she,” or “they,” and knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
  12. 27. Type of characterization when the narrator explicitly states the type of person a character is.
  13. 29. ______ Action: conflicts calm down and readers are exposed to the aftermath of the climax where loose ends begin to get tied up
  14. 30. The narrator is inside the story and is telling the reader their own experiences and thoughts.
  15. 31. the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
  16. 36. A moment in a story that takes the reader back to an earlier event to give important background information.
  17. 40. _________ vs. Character: a character is conflicted by a natural force, such as weather or an animal