H English 1 - Mrs. Gaughan Short Story Test

Alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds

Allusion

reference to a well-known person, event, object, work from history/literature (ex. Bible, Greek Mythology)

Antagonist

character who actively opposes or is hostile to another character (ex. Red Death, the paw, Prussian officer)

Climax

apart of the plot; point in a story where it reaches the highest point of suspense

Conflict

can be internal or external; struggle between two opposing forces

Dynamic character

aka “round,” complex and changes, more intriguing person in a story

Exposition

Apart of the plot, the beginning of a story

Falling Action

apart of plot; after the climax as the story comes to an end

Flashback

going back to a different time before the story itself is being told

Foreshadowing

when something happens that predicts another event in the story

Local color

emulating a certain area

Mood

feeling a piece of writing creates in the reader

Tone

authors attitude toward a subject conveyed thru sentence and word structure