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Short Story Elements
Can you say Characters
Questions from the plot line
Conflict
Random
100
people or animals in the story
What is Characters
100
the “good guy” in the story
What is protagonist
100
True or False: The plot is usually uncomplicated and simple in a short story.
What is false
100
Which type of conflict involves the main character and another character in the story?
What is man vs man
100
True or False: The theme of a piece of literature is always expressed as a full sentence.
What is true
200
the time and place of the story
What is setting
200
True or False: Short stories usually have many characters with different conflicts.
What is false
200
During this stage, all of the problems are worked out and resolved.
What is resolution
200
Which type of conflict involves the main character having an internal struggle inside himself?
What is man vs self
200
True or False Short story is fiction
What is True
300
the feelings you get from the story
What is mood
300
when the writer tells you what the characters are like through description
What is direct characterization
300
the point in the story where tension is the greatest
What is climax
300
A family is living in the midst of a hurricane This is an example of which type of conflict?
What is man vs nature
300
who will narrate or tell your story
What is narrator
400
angle from which the events are told
What is point of view
400
opposing character or force
What is antagonist
400
During this stage, characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition
400
Dealing with racism in the community would be an example of which type of conflict?
What is man vs society
400
the outcome of the conflict
What is Resolution
500
name the five parts of the plot chart
What is Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling Action Resolution
500
The character Molly ignores the character Shelly in the story, and she rolls her eyes every time Shelly speaks. From Molly’s actions, we can tell that Shelly is annoying and a know-it-all. This is an example of _________________.
What is indirect characterization
500
This stage introduces the problem or conflict in the story.
What is rising action
500
A character trying to overcome her fear of heights would be an example of which type of conflict?
What is man vs self
500
The message of life illustrated through the story
What is theme