Short Story Terms--study for exam

Short Story/Literary Fiction Terms

Plot
In medias res
Flashback
Exposition
Rising Action
Conflict
Foreshadowing
Protagonist
Hero/Heroine
Antagonist
Climax
Resolution (a.k.a. denouement)
Characterization
“Showing”  Dramatic Characterization
“Telling”  Narrative Characterization
Motivation
Plausible Characterization
Consistent Characterization
Absurdist literature
Antihero
Dynamic character
Static character
Foil
Flat character
Stock character
Round character
Setting
Point of view
Narrator
Omniscient narrator
Editorial narrator
Neutral narrator
Limited omniscient narrator
Stream-of-consciousness technique
Objective point of view
First-person narrator
Unreliable narrator
Naïve narrator
Symbol
Conventional symbol
Literary symbol
Allegory
Theme
Style
Diction
Tone
Irony
Verbal irony
Sarcasm
Situational irony
Dramatic irony