What is a short story
What is a literary device
Literary devices in fiction
Characters
The plot
100

A brief work of fiction  

What is a short story. 

100

Is a literary element or literary function found in fictional writing

What is a literary device

100

Who's the story about

What is a character 

100

The leading character or one of the main characters in a drama movie, novel, or other fictional text.

What is a protagonist 

100

what starts off the story (plot)

what is exposition 

200

fiction is literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes

What is imagery 

200

Readers analyze literary devices to develop

What is a deeper understanding of the text



200

The ______ of a short story is the time and place in which it is set.

what is setting

200

characters that do not change throughout the course of the narrative

what is a static character. 

200

The event that sets the central conflict in motion.

What is a inciting incident 

300

the _______ is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces – usually the protagonist and an antagonist

what is conflict 

300

characters that change throughout the course of the narrative

what is a dynamic character 

300

The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

What is a climax 

400

the _____ is the central message of the story

what is theme 

400

characters that display multiple character traits

what is a round character 

400

The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

What is falling action 

500

Random facts

What's the only animal that has a chin 

what is a human

500

The climate of feeling the author delivers to the audience through setting, details, images, etc.

What is mood 

500

characters that are two-dimensional and are relatively uncomplicated


what is a flat character

500

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

what is rising action 

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