Elements of a Short Story

Antagonist  The villain of the story who causes the conflict

Mood  The overall feeling or atmosphere

Foreshadowing  Hints about outcome or what is to come

Setting  Time and place of the story

First person  Narrator is participant in the story

Third person (Objective)  Narrator is an outside observer

Climax  The turning point or high point of the plot

Resolution  Portion of a plot that reveals the final outcome

Round Character  A character who changes in personality or attitude

Flat Character  A person who remains that same throughtout the story

Stock Characters  Stereotype characters who occur very often

Characterization  The way of showing what a character is like

Omniscient (All-Knowing)  Narrator see and knows everything about the world of the story

Limited Omniscient  The narrator does not know everything