Short Story Terms/Techniques

1. Characterization---method by which characters in a work of literature are made known to the reader
2. Conflict---a struggle among opposing forces in a literary work
3. Dialogue---conversation between characters in literature
4. Climax---point of greatest intensity or force
5. Foreshadowing---an indication, or hint, of something yet to come
6. Plot---the planned sequence of events in a literary work
7. Point of View---the identification of the narrator of a literary work and the limits placed upon the narration
8. Setting---time, place and society of action
9. Short Story---a brief fictional narrative. The short story was created an defined in the United States early in the nineteenth century.
10. Tone---the expression of a writer’s attitude toward a subject in a literary work and the creation of a mood for that work