Short Story Terms Crossword

a struggle between opposing forces
presenting something that happened before the story that helps explain the current situation.
when what a character says and thinks he or she means is actually different from what the audience perceives is meant
the actual words that characters speak
the central conflict that moves the plot forward
secondary conflict that does not influence the plot a great deal
the good guy in the story
the bad guy in the story
What is happening in the story. The series of events leading to a resolution
The main message or lesson learned from a piece of writing
A minor character that may exist in a story
The term used to refer to the "turning point" in a story
The time, place and circumstances in which the action of a story takes place
The person who tells the story is called
refer to the point in a story where all of the major and the minor events are wrapped up.
How a piece of writing makes you feel
How the author of a story feels
When a story hints at events that will happen later in the story
the narrator presents the thoughts of more than one of the characters
how the author keeps the reader interested and wondering what will happen next