A brief work of fiction
What is a short story.
Is a literary element or literary function found in fictional writing
What is a literary device
Who's the story about
What is a character
The leading character or one of the main characters in a drama movie, novel, or other fictional text.
What is a protagonist
what starts off the story (plot)
what is exposition
fiction is literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes
What is imagery
Readers analyze literary devices to develop
What is a deeper understanding of the text
The ______ of a short story is the time and place in which it is set.
what is setting
characters that do not change throughout the course of the narrative
what is a static character.
The event that sets the central conflict in motion.
What is a inciting incident
the _______ is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces – usually the protagonist and an antagonist
what is conflict
characters that change throughout the course of the narrative
what is a dynamic character
The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.
What is a climax
the _____ is the central message of the story
what is theme
characters that display multiple character traits
what is a round character
The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
What is falling action
Random facts
What's the only animal that has a chin
what is a human
The climate of feeling the author delivers to the audience through setting, details, images, etc.
What is mood
characters that are two-dimensional and are relatively uncomplicated
what is a flat character
A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
what is rising action