| A | B |
|---|
| character traits | the qualities that make up an individual |
| plot | the sequence of events in a short story |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces |
| climax | the point at which the conflict is greatest |
| suspense | quality of a story that makes you want to keep reading |
| setting | the time and place of the action in a short story |
| atmosphere | the feeling a place awakens in the reader (ex: gloomy) |
| theme | what the author is saying about life |
| protagonist | leading figure who is set off by something or someone |
| antagonist | an active opponent; one who sets off another |
| irony | conscious simulation of ignorance, either in humor or satire |
| exposition | introduction |
| rising action | occurs as soon as the conflict is introduced |
| falling action | occurs after the climax |
| resolution | concludes everything |
| mood | atmosphere; feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage |
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the protagonist |
| protagonist | main character |
| situational irony | the actual outcome is different than what is expected |
| verbal irony | when someone says one thing but means another |
