Short Story Glossary
Genre
Prose
Conventions
Short Story
Novella
Novel
Myth
Parable
Legend
Allegory
Romance
Tale
Fairytale
Folktale
Gothic
Realistic story
Rites of Passage
Science fiction/ fantasy
Utopia/ Dystopia
Satire
Magical Realism
Narrator
Participant narrator (1st person)
major (protagonist)
minor (observer)
Non-participant narrative modes (3rd person)
omniscient
objective
editorial
Narrative modes (1st person)
interior monologue
dramatic monologue
detached autobiography (memoir)
epistolary (letter)
diary
stream-of consciousness
Unreliable or naive narrator
Plot
Subplot
Chronological order
Causal order
In media res
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Exposition
Conflict
Climax
Denouement
Suspense
Surprise
Epiphany
Frame
Twist ending
Character
stock character
flat character
round character
static character
dynamic character
Protagonist
Hero(ine)
Anti-hero(ine)
Antagonist
Intention
Diction
Denotation
Connotation
Dialect
Tone
Sentimentality
Irony
ironic point of view
verbal irony
hyperbole
understatement (meiosis or litotes)
situational irony
dramatic irony
cosmic irony
Style
Influence
Setting
Atmosphere
Mood
Literal/concrete level
Interpretative/abstract level
Allusion
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Symbol
Traditional
Representational
Symbolic Act
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