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A review of short story elements #english #shortstory #plot
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1
A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of
all
characters is called:
Omniscient
Omnipotent
Observant
Oxymoron
2
The
antagonist
is:
Someone who fights against the main character
None of the above
Someone who is afraid of ants
Often the cause of the conflict
3
Fill in the blank: introduction, inciting incident, ________, climax, denouement
Rising action
Rising conflict
None of the above
Conflict
4
The setting introduces the time, place and ________ of a story
Title
Circumstances
Author
None of the above
5
A
protagonist
is:
Someone who likes to play with fire
The main character
The force working against the main character
Usually alive
6
T or F: the
theme
is what the story is telling us about outer space
False
True
7
What is the rule when determining the theme of a story?
No one-word themes!
No loitering!
No clichés!
No instructions!
8
T or F: there are 2 kinds of irony
False
True
9
"You go to the store to buy a unicorn" is an example of:
None of the above
3rd person POV
2nd person POV
1st person POV
10
Conflict
can be defined as the struggle between:
None of the above
Opposing characters, forces, or emotions
Batman and the Joker
What is right and what is easy
11
The
mood
is defined as:
The emotion a story creates in the reader
The dominant emotion in the story
None of the above
The way the story makes the reader cry
12
T or F: a short story has many main characters
I'm not sure
True
False
13
When a character has to decide between helping himself and helping others, this is:
Baffling
An internal conflict
An external conflict
14
Direct characterization is when:
All of the above
None of the above
The author gives us directions
The author tells us what the character's personality is like
15
What kind of irony is this?
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
16
"The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character" is called:
Characterization
Narrating
None of the above
A spoiler
17
"I wish I had a unicorn" is an example of:
There is no POV
3rd person POV
1st person POV
2nd person POV
18
I am a sequence of connected events. What am I?
A chain
A conflict
A plot
An inciting incident
19
T or F: the theme is usually directly stated by the narrator
True
False
20
T or F: the point of view is the perspective from which a story is told
False
True
21
T or F: a short story usually focuses on one main conflict
False
True
Ask me again later
22
The two kinds of conflict are
Good & evil
Internal & external
Open & closed
Big & little
23
How many kinds of conflict are there?
None
3
1
2
24
When a character is trying to survive a deadly tornado, this is an example of:
Internal conflict
External conflict
Rotten luck
