Short Story Terms Crossword

a series of events in the logical order that they occur
arouses interest,gives time, place, atmosphere, background (also called exposition or setting)
a series of steps that leads to the climax
the moment of highest interest in a story
the ending of the story (also called resolution and denouement)
the remaining parts of the story unfold
the message that the author is trying to get across to the reader
the clash of opposing forces, persons, ideas, or emotions
a struggle between an outside force and a character
a conversation between two or more people
describing something by comparing it with something else
illustrating by finding similarities
illustrating by finding differences
a recital of events
a type of writing which persuades someone to believe in something or to do something
a type of writing which explains something or gives information about something
who is telling the story
the hero or main character of a story
the character or force which opposes the protagonist
a character which the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of
a character which changes
a character which stays the same
two characters which show opposite characteristics
a stereotyped character which people recognise from famous literature
a character recognized as belonging to a group such as race or gender
a term used when the author drops a hint of something which will occur later in the story
a term used to describe when the author goes back in time to review past events or facts
a term used when a person, object, or act represents something larger than itself
a term used when the opposite of what is expected to occur, occurs
occurs when a situation is opposite to what is expected
a type of irony when the reader/audience knows more than a character does
a type of irony which occurs when the word that is intended is interpreted differently
a feeling in the story (also called atmosphere)
a state of uncertainty; not knowing what is going to happen next
a type of presentation when the author directly describes the characters
a type of presentation when the character is described indirectly through his actions or by what others say about him
the writer's attitude towards the subject and/or towards the audience
when a story is told in a straight line; chronological
when a story ends at the beginning