Short Story Terms

Visually descriptive or figurative language

The subject of a piece of writing; a topic

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

A manner of expressing the overall feeling of a piece of writing

A quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen

The atmosphere or tone of a piece of writing

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of a written work

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