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Short Story
Conflicts
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A struggle between opposing people or forces-the problem that moves the story.
What is conflict
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A man running from a murderer.
What is man vs man
100
The main character of a story.
What is protagonist
100
When the conflict is solved.
What is resolution
100
Can be read in one sitting.
What is short story
200
Turning point in the story; point at which the conflict comes to a head. A brief moment in time.
What is climax
200
A woman going mountain climbing.
What is man vs nature
200
When, where, and the time a story takes place.
What is setting
200
The emotional high point of a story.
What is climax
200
The opinion or idea the author wants to convey.
What is theme
300
Who is telling the story. It is told in terms of first or third person.
What is point of view
300
Rosa Parks fighting for civil rights.
What is man vs society
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot
300
The narrator is a character in the story.
What is first person
300
The feeling the story gives the reader.
What is flashback
400
The author tells you the characters traits.
What is direct characterization
400
Someone is cheating during a test, but they can't bring themselves to do it.
What is man vs self
400
The atmosphere in a literary work.
What is mood
400
The part of the story that gives the reader relief.
What is resolution
400
The order of events in a short story
What is plot
500
The underlying thought within a story.
What is theme
500
A boy and his brother are fighting over a video game.
What is man vs man
500
Is always fiction based.
What is a short story
500
Creates excitement and interest in the story.
What is rising action
500
The struggle or opposition in a story.
What is conflict