Literary Terms for Short Stories

List of Terms:

hyperbole -- foreshadowing -- inference -- situational irony
symbolism -- contrast -- theme -- verbal irony

predicament -- exposition -- rising action -- crisis
climax -- epiphany -- resolution

indirect characterization -- static character --
round character -- dynamic character --
stock character -- epithet


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