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Mimmack's Review: Literary Elements in the Short Story
Mimmack's Review: Literary Elements in the Short Story
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The conclusion of a story when loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved
exposition
falling action
rising action
resolution
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Introduces the reader to the characters, setting, background information, and initial conflict
resolution
exposition
rising action
deposition
3
The main character or hero of the story with whom the reader can usually identify
antagonist
stock
protagonist
4
The people or things that carry out the events of a story
theme
characters
setting
conflict
5
Series of events that make up the story
theme
protagonist
point of view
plot
6
"The Interlopers" is told from what point of view?
first person
omniscient
second person
third person limited
7
A story's place, time, and atmosphere (culture, season, historical period . . . )
setting
theme
conflict
characters
8
"Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail" is a short story
about growing up
all of these options
about love
of fantasy
9
A character who develops and grows internally over the course of the story
dynamic
static
rectangular
flat
10
The character or force working against the main character is the
protagonist
antagonist
stock
11
Melissa wants to wear jeans and t-shirts--not the skirt or dress that her school requires.
man vs. self
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. society
12
The event that sets the rising action in motion is the
theme
conflict
characterization
rising action
13
Conflict occurring within a character, such as a struggle with one's conscience
internal
external
14
The turning point of a story where the outcome of the conflict begins to seem clear
climax
characters
conflict
exposition
15
The struggle between opposing forces in the story
setting
characters
theme
conflict
16
Roald Dahl builds suspense in "The Landlady," through his use of
expositioning
foreshadowing
irony
flashback
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A lone man staggers through a desert, his throat parched, his skin blistered.
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. self
18
Oliver picks up trash and bottles on the recess field. The reader infers Oliver is responsible.
indirect characterization
direct characterization
19
Tommy is being shoved and taunted by Phillip.
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. nature
20
"A Sound of Thunder" is told in third-person limited narration from whose perspective?
the butterfly
Mr. Travis
Eckels
Tyrannosaurus rex
21
When an author develops a character by having the narrator describe the character
direct characterization
indirect characterization
22
The events after the climax that lead to the resolution are a part of the
rising action
exposition
falling action
resolution
23
Bob wants to play Fortnite after school, but tomorrow he has a big test he hasn't studied for
man vs. society
man vs. self
man vs. nature
man vs. man
24
The vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told
display
ambience
narration
point of view
25
The person who tells the story in a short work of fiction
spinner
author
speaker
narrator
26
The overall emotion created in the reader by a work of literature
mood
motif
tone
setting
27
The struggle between opposing forces in the story
characters
theme
setting
conflict
28
The message or insight about life or human nature that is communicated in a work of literature
resolution
precis
conflict
theme
29
Conflict occurring outside of a character, such as a lightning strike causing a fire.
external
internal
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The protagonist of "Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail" is
Annalee Saperstein
Gracie Michaux
Ruth Blonsky
Eli Cuddy
