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Short
Story
Terms
Mythology
& Epic
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Characters
Plot
Figurative
Language
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The time and place of
the story.
A 100
What is SETTING?
A 100
The sequence of events
in a story
A 200
What is PLOT?
A 200
A story with an ending
that surprises or shocks;
unexpected
A 300
What is SURPRISE
ENDING?
A 300
A fake name or “pen
name” of an author
A 400
What is PSEUDONYM?
A 400
The feeling of
nervousness or
excitement caused by the
unknown, “on the edge
of your seat.”
A 500
What is SUSPENSE?
A 500
character “stays” the
same
B 100
What is STATIC
CHARACTER?
B 100
Important to the plot and
push the story along
B 200
What are MAIN
CHARACTERS?
B 200
Know one or 2 things
about a character
B 300
What is FLAT
CHARACTER?
B 300
Character changes
physically, emotionally
B 400
What is DYNAMIC
CHARACTER?
B 400
Know many things
(qualities); makes them
realistic
B 500
What is ROUND
CHARACTER?
B 500
The first hint of conflict
C 100
What is
COMPLICATION?
C 100
The action that follows
the climax working
toward a resolution
C 200
What is FALLING
ACTION?
C 200
The beginning part of
the story that details
background to characters
and setting
C 300
What is EXPOSITION?
C 300
DAILY
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DOUBLE
C 400
The turning point, or
point of highest
emotional intensity
C 400
What is CLIMAX?
C 400
The tying up of loose
ends, or end of a story or
conflict
C 500
What is RESOLUTION?
C 500
Giving human qualities
to something nonhuman.
D 100
What is
PERSONIFICATION?
D 100
A comparison of two
things using like, as, or
than.
D 200
What is SIMILE?
D 200
Words that stand for a
greater meaning
D 300
What is SYMBOLISM?
D 300
A comparison of two
things saying one thing
is another; does not use
like, as, or than
D 400
What is METAPHOR?
D 400
A conscious
exaggeration used for
effect
D 500
What is HYPERBOLE?
D 500
The life lesson relating
to human nature
E 100
What is THEME?
E 100
A story with no ending
E 200
What is a
CLIFFHANGER?
E 200
The vantage point from
which a story is told
E 300
What is POINT OF
VIEW?
E 300
A reference from one
piece of literature to
another famous piece of
literature, art, history, or
music
E 400
What is ALLUSION?
E 400
The difference between
appearance and reality
E 500
What is IRONY?
E 500
The main character or
hero
F 100
What is
PROTAGONIST?
F 100
Oral stories that man
created to explain the
world and natural
phenomena around
him
F 200
What is MYTH?
F 200
Struggle between
opposing forces
F 300
What is CONFLICT?
F 300
A journey is search of
something of value,
tangible or intangible
F 400
What is QUEST?
F 400
A nickname or
descriptive phrase for a
person, place, or object
F 500
What is EPITHET?
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
IRONY
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•When the reader or
audience knows something
that a character does not.
•Adds suspense.
•What’s behind the door?
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What is DRAMATIC
IRONY?
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