short story terms

conflict

struggle

exposition

introduction of the setting

Inciting Incident

event that starts plot

rising action

gets u to climax

climax

most exciting event that changes the story

falling action

after climax

resolution

everything settled

protagonist

main character of the story

antangonist

person or force that aposes the antagonist

Round character

complex, more the 1 emotion

flat character

only 1 quality, stereotypical

static

doesn’t change

dynamic

changes

direct characterization

writer tells u what character is like

indirect characterization

writer shows u what character is like

1st person POV

I

2nd person POV

you

3rd person POV

He, she, it

omniscent

see into mind of all the characters

limited omniscient

see into the mind of one character

setting

time and place

theme

main idea about life that a story shows

symbol

a specific object that represents and abstract idea

Irony

A gap between what is said and what is meant

types of conflict

Person v Person

Person v Self

Person v Nature

Person v Society