Short Story Terms Test

Front

narrator reveals thoughts and feelings of only one character

Back

third person limited

Front

sequence of events in a story

Back

plot

Front

intro of characters, setting, situation at beginning of story

Back

exposition

Front

perspective from which the story is told

Back

point of view

Front

character struggles against an outside force (character, nature, society, or fate)

Back

external conflict

Front

the main character in a story, often facing a conflict

Back

protagonist

Front

the opposing force in a story, which creates conflict for the protagonist

Back

antagonist

Front

the turning point in a story, where the main character faces a conflict head-on

Back

climax

Front

the events that lead up to the climax of a story

Back

rising action

Front

the resolution of the story, where conflicts are resolved

Back

denouement