Elements of Fiction
Literary Devices
Short Stories 1
Short Stories 2
Short Stories 3
100

This is the time and place of a story.

What is setting?


100

This is where inanimate objects are given human characteristics.

What is personification?


100

This is the central conflict in "Lather, And Nothing Else."





What is person vs person -  Barber vs Torres


100

"The Possibility of Evil" is written in what point of view?

What is third person limited?

100

The best cliche for this story is it is hard to let go.

What is "Bao"?

200

This is the point in the story that sets the plot in motion


Why is the Inciting Incident?


200

This is where a concrete object (or person) represents an abstract concept.

What is a symbol?

200

Captain Torres is this type of character.


What is an antagonist?


200

This story uses first person point of view.

What is "Lather and Nothing Else"?


200

The main conflict in this story is technology vs nature.

What is "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

300

This is the vantage point from where the story is told

What is the Point of View?


300

This is where the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.

What is irony?

300

The element of fiction that drives "Lather and Nothing Else" is

What is setting.

300

This story uses symbolism to represent a character for half of the story.


What is Bao?

300

This is a major symbol in "The Possibility of Evil"?


What is a rose?


400

Who is the central character in a story?


Who is the protagonist?

400

This is a comparison that uses like or as.


What is a simile?


400

This is the protagonist in "The Possibility of Evil"

Who is Ms. Adela Strangeworth?


400

This story uses personification to build a character.

What is "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

400

This type of conflict is present ALL stories that are character based.

What is internal conflict?


500

This is the author's universal meaning about life.


What is theme?


500

This is when an author appeals to the senses with their words.

What is imagery?


500

The ending of "The Possibility of Evil" is this type of irony.

What is situational irony?

500

That you should not just others based on their appearance is a cliche theme for what story?

What is "The Possibility of Evil"?


500

This story dealt with the idea that your life is decided by how you handle adversity.

What is "The Man Who Had No Eyes"?