English 10
Mrs. Bartley
Study Guide for Short Stories
Name___________________
Define the following terms:
1. Define plot and give 4 parts of Plot –
2. basic situation or exposition-
3. Climax-
4. Resolution (Dénouement) –
5. Conflict-
6. Internal Conflict-
7. External Conflict-
8. Foreshadowing-
9. Suspense-
period ________
10. Dynamic Character-
11. Static Character-
12. Stock Character-
13. Protagonist-
14. Antagonist-
15. Theme-
16. Third person Omniscient Point of View-
17. First Person Point of View-
18. Third Person limited Point of View-
19. Tone-
20. Connotation-
21. Denotation-
22. Setting-
23. Symbols-
24. Verbal Irony-
25. Situational Irony-
26. Dramatic Irony-
27. Satire-
Define the following Vocabulary Words:
(#1-5 The Fatalist, #6-8 The Piece of String, #9-11 Cold Equation, #12-15 Where have you
gone, Charming Billy, #16-18 The Bet, #19-21 Trap of Gold, #22-25 The Storyteller)
1. celestial2. retort3. occupation4. cholera5. braggart6. jovial7. impassive8. incredulously-
9. imperative10. apprehension11. paramount12. silhouetted13. inertia14. succumbing15. consolation16. cleaving17. despise18. posterity19. contemplative20. innate21. alleviated22. punctuality23. petulant24. emphatically25. sultry-