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Short Story Elements
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1
Who is considered to be the "father" of short stories?
Edgar Allen Poe
Tim O'Brien
Mark Twain
Ray Bradburry
2
Man vs. society is the characters struggle against
fate and the circumstances of life
his/her soul or physical limitations
ideas, practices, or customs of other people
forces of nature and animals
3
External struggle is
a struggle with outside forces
a struggle within one's self
4
Setting is the time and place a story occurs.
False
True
5
The five essential parts of the plot are:
setting; rising action; conflict; falling action; denouement
intro; rising action; climax; falling action; denouement
intro; point of view; action; climax; ending
intro; setting; conflict, falling action; exit
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Which of these items is not important to the setting?
Internal and external setting
Historical period
Atmosphere and mood
Geographical location
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The author may reveal a character by describing everything BUT
Thoughts, dreams, and feelings
Physical appearance
What others say about the character
type of point of view
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Rising action is when the conflict becomes resolved.
True
False
9
The antagonist is in opposition to the
sidekick
setting
reader
protagonist
10
Point of View (POV) is defined as
the angle from which the story is told
opposition of forces that ties the story together
the setting a story takes place
the underlying meaning of a story
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An example of a theme would be
Books
Love conquers alll
Love
Don't judge a book by its cover
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The protagonist is the
good guy
reader
bad guy
side kick
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Plot is how the author
the angle the story is told
describes the setting
develops the basic idea of the story
the struggle within
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Characters can be considered
Developing
All of the above
Individual
Static
15
First person POV is told by the
author
eyes of a child
protagonist
16
The title of a piece of literary work usually refers to
conflict
setting
character
theme
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Conflict is essential to the plot.
False
True
18
Character can mean
the characteristics of a person
a person in a work of fiction
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Theme is the author's underlying
POV
setting
conflict
meaning
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Internal struggle is NOT when the character
resists a temptation
gets in a physical fight with an opponent
makes a difficult decision
overcomes pain
