Short Story Elements

What part of the story is the ending/outcome?

What type of character shows many traits, even their faults?

Definition: an advanced sign or warning of future events in the story

text that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

How would you describe the RISING ACTION?

True or False? There are 3 types of conflict.

Definition: when the audience is unsure of what will happen next

When a boxer gets into the ring to fight another boxer is an example of what type of conflict?

What type of character is one-dimensional and only shows one trait?

Which type of characterization is TELLING?

What type of character develops, changes, and learns throughout the story?

When a bear attacks a camper is what type of conflict?

Indirect or Direct? The prepared and intelligent student made a 100 on their vocabulary quiz.

What part of the story introduces the setting, characters, and conflict?

When you can't decide what type of toppings to get on your pizza is what type of conflict?

Black is an archetypal symbol for...

What type of character stays the same throughout the story?

Red is an archetypal symbol for all of the following except...

an author's use of someone or something to stand for something larger than itself

When a student disagrees with the dress code at school is what type of conflict?

Indirect or Direct? "Hey, we'll have a great time at the mall. I love shopping!"

the central message of a literary work

Which is an acronym for the method of analyzing indirect characterization?

What part of the story is the emotional high point?

Which type of characterization is SHOWING?