Pretest Elements of a Short Story

What is meant by INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?

The sequence of events of a story are known as...

What is meant by the term DIALOGUE in the scheme of a short story?

In literature a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force.

Which of the following would create a scary mood?

If you read this sentence, "I climbed the mountain..." you would know the story is written I what point of view

Objects or story elements that represent a larger meaning.

What type of character shows many different traits and faults as well as virtues

This is the underlying message of a literary work

Occurs as complications of the conflict.

The MAIN CHARACTER or (most of the time) the hero of a short story.

What is meant by the term CHARACTERIZATION?

When you take new information, add it to something you already know, and make an educated guess

The problem in a short story that needs to be resolved is called the:

A struggle between opposing forces.

This is the highest point in a short story, usually the most exciting.

What does the term GENRE mean?

What is tone?

 Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

The events following the climax, where things are 'tied together' and the story concludes is called the:

What is NOT a characteristic of a short story?

A story is told from the narrator's POV, the narrator is NOT in the story, and he/she/they are used, what POV is used?

"She bought a new dress with money she had earned working at McDonald's" is an example of which type of Point of View?

Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later within the story

"The air was hot, the sand was hotter. There wasn't any grass and the sky was radiant blue." What element is used?

With regard to the the Plot Line ---which of the following is the correct term for the beginning of a story?

What type of character changes throughout a story usually because of events within the short story?

What is a speaker or character who tells the story called?

The person or event that goes AGAINST the protagonist of short stories is known as the 

"You will buy a new car and then take that car to the track" is an example of which type of Point of View?

If the narrator of the story knows what other characters are feeling, seeing, hearing, he/she is considered...

When the writer conveys the reason for a character's actions or words, it is called what?

Introduces the story's characters, setting, and conflict 

Which of the following is an example of an INTERNAL CONFLICT?