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Duplicate of Short Story Literary Devices
Duplicate of Short Story Literary Devices
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A quick quiz about the elements of a short story.
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What is the rising action in a story?
A set of events that builds towards the climax of the story.
A set of events that follows the climax of the story.
A set of events that is not related to the story.
A set of events that you have experienced in your life.
2
What is the conflict of a story?
The main theme of the story
The main problem of the story
The main setting of the story
The main characters of the story
3
Which one is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Theme
Point of view
Music
Conflict
4
What is a static character?
A character who does not change or learn during the story.
A character who creates a lot of electricity while he walks.
A character who changes and learns during the story.
A character that is so nice you just want to be his friend.
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Who is involved in the conflict, or struggle, in a story?
Antagonist and paganist
Protagonist and abolitionist
Protagonist and antagonist
Antagonist and percussionist
6
Which one of the following is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Copy
Setting
Plot
Characters
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What is a dynamic character?
A character who does not belong in the story at all.
A character who plays with dynamite in the story.
A character who does not change or learn during a story.
A character who changes and learns during a story.
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What is a short story?
A story that is only three inches tall
A story that is a brief work of fiction
A story that is exactly one page long
A story with ten words or less
9
What is a literary device?
A literary structure or building
A literary element or dictionary
A literary element or structure
A literary chemical or element
10
Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Inciting incident
Character incident
Exposition
Falling action
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The theme of a story is usually _____.
Given by the teacher
Inferred
Stated directly
Part of the title
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What is an external conflict for a character?
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
A struggle between you and your friends.
A struggle between you and your parents.
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What is the falling action in a story?
The events that happen at the end of the story.
The events that happen at the beginning of the story.
The events that never happen in the story.
The events that happen after the climax of the story.
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What is a character?
Person or animal in a cage
Person or animal in an article
Person or animal in a family
Person or animal in a literary work
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What is a round character?
A character so boring you wonder why he's in the story.
A character who is complex and we learn a lot about him.
A character who is quite chubby and round.
A character who looks around and around during a story.
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What is the inciting incident in a story?
The event that starts the story on fire.
The event that comes in the middle of the story.
The event that sets the central conflict in motion.
The event that comes at the end of the story.
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Which of the following is not an example of a type of conflict in a story?
Character vs. self
Character vs. character
Character vs. nature
Character vs. God
18
What does the author do in the exposition part of the plot of a story?
Introduces the action, characters, and climax of the story
Introduces characters, setting, and climax of the story
Introduces background, characters, and setting of the story
Introduces the climax, resolution, and setting of the story
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What is a 1st person point of view?
The narrator is in the room with you.
The narrator is in the story.
The narrator is in another country.
The narrator is outside the story.
20
What is the plot of a story?
The theme of the story.
The characters that are in the story.
The events that make up the story.
The setting of the story.
21
What is the 3rd person point of view?
The narrator is an outsider telling the story.
The narrator is in the story.
The narrator is sitting right next to you.
The narrator is in another country.
22
What is the climax of the story?
The point in the story that is the most boring.
The point in the story that is the most exciting and tense.
The point in the story that begins the story.
The point in the story that comes at the very end.
23
What is a protagonist?
"The good guy"
"The little guy"
"The bad guy"
"The cute guy"
24
What question should you ask yourself to figure out the theme of a story?
What is the author trying to hide from me in this story?
Who is the author writing this book for?
What is the author writing this book for?
What is the author trying to teach me in this story?
25
What is an antagonist?
"The cute guy"
"The little guy"
"The good guy"
"The bad guy"
26
Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Resolution
Climax
Setting action
Rising action
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What is a flat character?
A really thin character that plays a big part in the story.
A character whose car has a tire that always gets flat.
A character who doesn't like the main character at all.
A character who we don't know much about.
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What is the resolution of a story?
The part of the story when you close the book and are done.
The part of the story when the conflict is fully resolved.
The beginning of the story where the action starts.
The middle, or most exciting part of the story.
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What is an internal conflict for a character?
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle happening with the story.
A struggle happening outside a character's mind.
A struggle happening with your teacher.
30
What is the theme of a story?
The teacher's message
The central message
The outside message
The wrong information
31
The setting of a story includes the _____ in the story.
time and people
time and space
time and animals
time and place
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What is the point of view in a story?
The narrator's position in relation to the school.
The narrator's position in relation to the classroom.
The narrator's position in relation to the government.
The narrator's position in relation to the story.
