Short Story Elements
Parts of a story as they occur in order.
What is a story arc?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas or animals.
What is personification?
Wanda is tired of the bully at school harassing her little brother every day on the way home. Today, she is going to make sure the bully never comes near her brother again.
What is Man vs. Man?
She thinks _____ o'clock is ______ late for a trip ____ the zoo. I do _____.
two
too
to
too
What is a simile?
In this part of a story, the protagonist faces a problem.
What is the conflict?
The repetition of the beginning letter or sound in two or more words.
What is alliteration?
What is Man vs. Nature?
You need to leave ______ package ____ the door ____ 8:00, or _______ going to regret it.
your
by
by
you're
She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.
What is alliteration?
It happens after the conflict and rising action. It is a turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
In a story, it is a message or lesson about life.
What is theme?
In the 1870s, John Henry could dig mountainside tunnels for the railroad faster than anyone alive. He was sure he could outperform the new steam drill, and he did! Sadly, he paid for his victory with his life.
What is Man vs. Technology
Did you ______ ______ going swimming in ______ pool?
hear
they're
their
Time is money.
What is a metaphor?
The events after the climax of the story and leading up to the resolution.
What is falling action?
These TWO literary devices make a comparison between 2 very different things.
What are metaphor and simile?
Rabia practiced piano every day and played flawlessly, as long as she was alone. As soon as she had an audience, her fear of making a mistake made her fall apart and sound like a beginner.
What is Man vs. Self?
_____ time to put the phone in _____ case.
It's
its
As I awoke, the smell of coffee and pancakes coaxed me out of bed.
What is personification?
In this part of a story, the author describes the setting and introduces the main characters.
What is the exposition?
Details about smells, sounds, images, flavors, and how things feel create strong images in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
Sonora is trying to convince administrators at her school to change the dress code. Many parents and students believe certain clothing styles are immoral.
What is Man vs. Society?
_____ raining and ______ going ____ be ____ late ____ ____ tickets.
It's, they're, to, too, to, buy
Rows upon rows of brightly colored books crammed the shelves of a towering bookcase. Musty pages and veils of dust wafting through the air tickle my nose.
What is imagery?