NAME: ___________________________________________ PERIOD: ________
VOCABULARY UNIT: Short Story 3
 THEME – the main message or moral an author wishes to
communicate to the reader
 GENRE – a type or category of literature, such as fiction,
nonfiction, poetry, or drama
 POINT
OF VIEW – the perspective from which a story is told
 FIRST
PERSON – a point of view where the narrator is a
character in the story (uses I, me, we, etc.)
 THIRD
PERSON – a point of view where the narrator is NOT a
character (uses he, she, they, it, etc.)
 THIRD
PERSON OMNISCIENT – a point of view that allows the
narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of several, if not all,
of the characters
 THIRD
PERSON LIMITED – a point of view that allows the
narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of ONE character
 SYMBOL – a person, place, or object, or action that stands for
something beyond itself
 DIALOGUE – words that characters speak aloud
 IRONY
when something is said or done that is the opposite of
what is expected
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 ANTAGONIST – a force working against the protagonist (can be
another character, society, nature or a force within the
protagonist)
Match each vocab word with its definition.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Antagonist
Dialogue
First Person
Genre
Point of View
Irony
Symbol
Theme
Third Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
1. _____ the main message or moral an author wishes to communicate
to the reader
2. _____ words that characters speak aloud
3. _____ a type or category of literature, such as fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, or drama
4. _____ the use of words that mean the opposite of what one really
intends
5. _____ a point of view that allows the narrator to relate the
thoughts and feelings of ONE character
6. _____ a point of view where the narrator is a character in the
story (uses I, me, we, etc.)
7. _____ the perspective from which a story is told
8. _____ a point of view where the narrator is NOT a character
9. _____ a point of view that allows the narrator to relate the
thoughts and feelings of several, if not all, of the characters
10.
_____ a person, place, or object, or action that stands for
something beyond itself
11.
_____ a force working against the protagonist (can be another
character, society, or a force within the protagonist)
13. Which point of view allows the narrator to relate the thoughts
and feelings of one character in the story?
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person Omniscient
D. Third Person Limited
14. The perspective from which a story is told is the ________.
A. Symbol
B. Genre
C. Point of View
D. Theme
15. Third Person point of view would use pronouns such as:
A. I
B. Me
C. He
D. We
16. Genres include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. fiction
B. non-fiction
C. magazine article
D. poetry
17. Symbols can be
A. people
B. places
C. objects
D. all of the above
18.
First person point of view would use pronouns such as:
A. They
B. He
C. I
D. She
19. An antagonist can be
A. another character
B. society
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
20.
Third person limited is a point of view that allows the narrator to
relate the thoughts and feelings of
A. all of the characters
B. none of the characters
C. two or more characters
D. none of the above
21.
When someone says or does something that is the opposite of what is
expected, we say that it is…
A.
ironic
B.
symbolic
C.
roguish
D.
dramatic
Answer the questions in the space provided.
22. What is the difference between a third person point of view and a
first person point of view?
23. Give 3 examples of symbols and explain their meanings (what they
symbolize).
Mark “T” for each statement that is TRUE. Mark “F” for each statement
that is FALSE.
24. _____ Symbols often involve space travel or time travel.
25. _____ Irony is saying exactly what you mean with no other
intended meaning.
26. _____ An antagonist is a force working against the
protagonist.
27. _____ Point of view is the main message or moral an author
wishes to communicate to the reader.
28. _____ First person is a point of view where the narrator is a
character in the story (uses I, me, we, etc.)
29. _____ A genre is a type or category of literature, such as
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
30. _____ Third person omniscient is a point of view that allows
the narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of ONE
character.
31. _____ The theme is the perspective from which a story is
told.
32. _____ First person point of view is a point of view that allows
the narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of several, if not
all, of the characters.
33. _____ A symbol is a person, place, or object, or action that
stands for something beyond itself.
34. _____ An antagonist can be another character, society, or a
force within the protagonist.
Across
2. a force working against the protagonist (can be another
character, society, nature or a force within the protagonist)
4. a type or category of literature, such as fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, or drama
5. the main message or moral an author wishes to communicate to the
reader
6. a point of view that allows the narrator to relate the thoughts
and feelings of ONE character
7. When something is said or done that is the opposite of what’s
expected.
8. a person, place, or object, or action that stands for something
beyond itself
9. a point of view where the narrator is a character in the story
(uses I, me, we, etc.)
10. the perspective from which a story is told
Down
1. words that characters speak aloud
3. a point of view that allows the narrator to relate the thoughts
and feelings of several, if not all, of the characters
5. a point of view where the narrator is NOT a character (uses he,
she, they, it, etc.)