Elements of Fiction
Short Story Characteristics
Point of View, Theme, and Foreshadowing
Cinderella
Miscellaneous
100
Define "Nonfiction"
What is a piece of writing that is based on truth and reality
100
What are the two parts of the setting of any story?
What are time and place
100
True or False: Cinderella rides to the ball with her stepmother.
What is False
100
Who is with Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight?
Who is the prince
100
Who creates the tone on any short story?
Who is the author
200
Define "Theme"
What is the moral of the story or the lesson learned
200
How many words does your average short story have? (What is the range?)
What is 1,500 - 15,000
200
Among first, second, and third person points of view, which is the least common?
What is second person
200
According to the plot of "Cinderella," what causes Cinderella to lose her glass slipper?
What is her running away from the palace to meet her mimdnight deadline
200
Using symbolism, what symbol popularly represents a teacher?
What is an apple
300
Give an example of "situational irony"
What is irony that refers to an event that is the opposite of what is expected or intended
300
Explain the conflict "Man vs. Man" in the story "Cinderella."
What is a young girl is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, yet maintains a positive attitude
300
Give a good example of foreshadowing in a horror film.
What is scary music
300
Identify one climax of the story "Cinderella"
What is answers will vary: stepmother receiving invitation to the ball, Cinderella making her own dress, Cinderella meeting her fairy Godmother, meeting the prince, clock striking midnight, prince finding Cinderella with glass slipper fittings, etc.
300
Who creates the mood of a story?
Who is the reader
400
Name any setting from the story "Cinderella."
What is stepmother's house, forest, palace, streets of the city
400
What was the resolution in the story "Cinderella"?
What is Cinderella's prince finds her, fits the glass slipper to her foot, and she they live happily ever after.
400
What is one theme from the story "Cinderella"?
What is answers will vary
400
From what point of view is "Cinderella" told?
What is third person
400
Describe the characteristics of a dynamic character
What is a character who changes in a significant way by the end of the story (usually the main character)
500
Which type of character remains the same no matter what happens?
What is a static character
500
True or False: A short story that has a cliffhanger ending will also have a resolution.
What is False
500
Who does Cinderella meet that foreshadows her being able to go to the ball?
Who is her fairy godmother
500
List one example of dramatic irony from the story "Cinderella."
What is any event that happened that the audience knew about that Cinderella did not
500
In order, list the five (5) parts of the Plot Diagram
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
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