Short Story Unit Academic Vocabulary

A work of prose fiction that is focused on human experience as it is revealed in a series of interrelated events.

A poem that is written in verse, lines and stanzas.

All of the above.

None of the above.

When one character speaks to another character.

What a character is saying or thinking in his/her own mind.

All of the above.

None of the above.

When one character speaks to another character.

What a character is saying or thinking in his/her own mind.

To go beyond the literal meaning of a text and to think about what is not directly said, but implied.

This occurs when the reader knows more about the character and/or plot of the story than the characters themselves.

A literary device where the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens.

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

To go beyond the literal meaning of a text and to think about what is not directly said, but implied.

This occurs when the reader knows more about the character and/or plot of the story than the characters themselves.

A literary device where the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens.

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

To go beyond the literal meaning of a text and to think about what is not directly said, but implied.

This occurs when the reader knows more about the character and/or plot of the story than the characters themselves.

A literary device where the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens.

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

To go beyond the literal meaning of a text and to think about what is not directly said, but implied.

This occurs when the reader knows more about the character and/or plot of the story than the characters themselves.

A literary device where the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens.

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.