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Short Story Elements
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What type of conflict is internal?
Man vs. society
Man vs. technology
Man vs. Self
man vs. Miss Pultz
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What is a symbol found in "The Friday Everything Changed"?
the setting
the water hose
the chalk
Miss Ralston's homerun
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What types of conflict are external?
Man vs. Man
All of the above
Man vs. Self
Man Vs. Society
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Who is considered to be the "father" of short stories?
Mark Twain
Ray Bradburry
Edgar Allen Poe
Tim O'Brien
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External struggle is
a struggle with outside forces
a struggle within one's self
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First person POV is told by the
eyes of a child
narrator using: you, them, they
main character using: I, me, us, we
author
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Plot is how the author
develops the basic idea of the story
the struggle within
the angle the story is told
describes the setting
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Character can mean
a person in a work of fiction
the characteristics of a person
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Which of these items is not important to the setting?
Internal and external setting
Atmosphere and mood
Historical period
Geographical location
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Theme is the author's underlying
setting
conflict
meaning
POV
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Point of View (POV) is defined as
the underlying meaning of a story
the setting a story takes place
opposition of forces that ties the story together
the angle from which the story is told
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Rising action is when the conflict becomes resolved.
False
True
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An example of a theme would be
Love
Books
Love conquers all
Don't judge a book by its cover
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Why is setting important?
introduces the conflict
introduces the imagery in the landscape
It isn't really that important to the landscape
shows the characters
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Setting is the time and place a story occurs.
True
False
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Internal struggle is NOT when the character
overcomes pain
makes a difficult decision
gets in a physical fight with an opponent
resists a temptation
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Man vs. society is the characters struggle against
his/her soul or physical limitations
fate and the circumstances of life
forces of nature and animals
ideas, practices, or customs of other people
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The five essential parts of the plot are:
intro; point of view; action; climax; ending
intro; setting; conflict, falling action; exit
intro; rising action; climax; falling action; denouement
setting; rising action; conflict; falling action; denouement
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Have you studied hard for tomorrow's quiz?
there's a quiz tomorrow????
a little bit
I have too many quizzes tomorrow!!!!!
YES -- I have highlighted notes and cue cards :)
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Characters can be considered
Dynamic/Round
All of the above
Static
Flat
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The antagonist is in opposition to the
sidekick
protagonist
reader
setting
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Conflict is essential to the plot.
True
False
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The protagonist is the
reader
bad guy
good guy
side kick
