Short Story Unit

Study Guide
This study guide is EXTRA CREDIT ONLY! Worth 15 extra credit points if done fully.

Short Story Terms: Fill in the blanks of the following definitions. Use the worksheet from the
Short Story Terms PowerPoint to help you.

1. Short Story: A _______ _______ ____ _______ that can be read in a relatively _______
_________ of time.
2. Genre: A _______________ ____ ______ of literature.
3. Setting: The ________ _____ _________ of the story.
4. Theme: The ______ __________ ___ ___________ of the story.
5. Conflict: A ___________ in the story.
6. Plot: The ____________ _____ _______ in a story.
7. Exposition: The ______________ of the story where the __________ and ______________
are introduced.
8. Rising Action: The ____________ ________ of the story that ______________ some kind
of ________________.
9. Climax: The most ______________ _________ in the story where the __________ is at its
_________.
10. Falling Action: The ____________ that start to ____________ _______ the story.
11. Resolution: The ____________ is completely ____________ _____ and the story
________.
12. Character: A ______________ (or animal) that is ________________ in the story.
13. Round/Dynamic: A __________________ that ____________ a lot throughout the story and
one that we know _______________ ___________ of their personality.
14. Flat/Static: A character that ____________ ________ __________ throughout the story and
one that we __________ ___________ __________ about their personality.
15. Protagonist: The ___________ ________________ in the story who is in the
_____________ of the conflict.
16. Antagonist: A character or group of characters who _____________ ________
___________________.
17. Irony: When __________ ________ or action is ____________, but the
_________________ is received.
18. Foreshadowing: A ______________ or __________ that the author gives as to what will
happen _____ ______ _______________ of the story.
19. Point of View: The __________________ from which the story is told.
20. Mood: The _____________________ that an author creates through the ________,
_____________________, and ______________________.

21. Label the plot chart below correctly:

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