Short story terms

Internal conflict

Man vs himself

External conflict

Man vs society

Dilemma

2 equally pleasant or unpleasant choices

Suspense

The tension in s story

Cliffhanger / Indeterminate ending

The story ends with no clear resolution

Foreshadowing

Clues given early to hint at what will happen next

Setting

Time, place, social condition

Imagery

Details that appeal to 5 senses

Third person limited POV

The readers know the thoughts of 2 character

Dramatic irony

The audience knows what is happening but the characters don’t

Flashback

The sequence of the story talk about the past

Delay

Withholding information unti the end

Protagonist

Main character

Antagonist

Bad character

Round

A well-developed character

Flat

Not well-developed character

Static

Character doesn’t change

Dynamic

Character change in a result of his conflict

Stock

Character that share similar traits across different traits

Foil

2 characters that share similar background/ conflict but the way they deal withe them differ

Direct presentation

The author uses adjective/ modifiers to describe the character

Indirect presentation

Steal

Verbal irony

A character says the opposite of what he/ she means

Situational irony

Surprise/ twist

Objective POV

Only the actions are described, the character’s thoughts/ feelings are not conveyed

Omniscient POV

The thoughts of half of the characters are shown

Satire

Uses humor and irony to comment on society