Short Story Literary Terms
allusion
antagonist
autobiography
biography
cause & effect
conflict
	internal
	external
connotation
denotation
characterization
	5 methods of characterization
	1.
	2.
	3.
	4.
	5.
dialogue
	direct dialogue
	indirect dialogue
diction
essay
fiction
flashback
foreshadowing
generalization
genre
imagery
inference
irony
	verbal
	situational
	dramatic
mood
moral
mystery
parallel episode
personification
plot
	introduction
	conflict
	rising action
	climax
	falling action
	conclusion/resolution
point of view
		1st person
		3rd person
protagonist
sarcasm
sensory details
short story
science fiction
setting
sub-plot
symbol
theme
tone