1. Elements of a Short Story

2. Antagonist  The villain of the story who causes the conflict

3. Mood  The overall feeling or atmosphere

4. Foreshadowing  Hints about outcome or what is to come

5. Setting  Time and place of the story

6. First person  Narrator is participant in the story

7. Third person (Objective)  Narrator is an outside observer

8. Climax  The turning point or high point of the plot

9. Resolution  Portion of a plot that reveals the final outcome

10. Round Character  A character who changes in personality or attitude

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

12. Stock Characters  Stereotype characters who occur very often

13. Characterization  The way of showing what a character is like

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

15. Limited Omniscient  The narrator does not know everything