Parts of the Story I
Parts of the Story II
Short Story Elements
Characters
Point of View etc.
100
the plan, skeleton, framework, sequence of events, or storyline
What is the plot?
100
an ending where an event is both the climax and the resolution
What is a surprise ending?
100
a sentence which expresses the main idea of a paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
100
the person who tells the story
What is the narrator?
100
a quality of writing in which all the sentences and paragraphs support one main idea
What is unity?
200
the turning point of the plot
What is the climax?
200
hints about what is to come in a story
What is foreshadowing?
200
time, place and circumstances in which the story or event takes place
What is the setting?
200
these characters are more a part of the setting and atmosphere.
What is a minor/background character?
200
the narrator is "I", from the perspective of one of the characters in the story
What is first person point of view?
300
a feeling of excitement and curiosity created by the writing
What is suspense?
300
an episode in a story, which goes back to an earlier time
What is a flashback?
300
the struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
300
the character around whom the action revolves. His or her appearance, background, feelings and thoughts are all described in detail
What is the lead character?
300
the main idea, moral or message of a text, also known as the central insight
What is theme/main idea?
400
grabs the reader's attention and creates suspense as the main character's problem begins to unfold
What is rising action?
400
the twists and turns of the plot from the beginning to the climax
What is the complication?
400
a character struggling with a decision or their own feelings
What is internal conflict?
400
a personality quality; how a character behaves
What is a character trait?
400
the narrator tells the story as he, she, or they.
What is third person limited point of view?
500
the introduction of information necessary for the reader's understanding of the situation at the beginning of a story
What is exposition?
500
takes the reader through more ups and downs as the problem is attacked
What is falling action?
500
the perspective from which events are seen, a story is told, or an argument is made
What is point of view?
500
the way an author creates characters
What is characterization?
500
the narrator is all-knowing and describes the thoughts and feelings of all the characters but is not a character in the story
What is omniscient point of view?
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