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Short Story Literary Elements
Short Story Literary Elements
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A quiz to check for understanding of short story vocabulary terms.
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Which character is in conflict with the main character?
confidante
protagonist
foil
antagonist
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When an author creates vivid, believable characters
Setting
Protagonist
Symbolism
Characterization
3
What is the term for the outcome of the main conflict? AKA the end
resolution
falling action
exposition
climax
4
What type of conflict is in a character's mind?
internal
man versus society
external
man versus nature
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What is the term for the use of hints to suggest what will happen later in a story?
exposition
flashback
foreshadowing
conflict
6
Point of view that puts the reader in the action, uses the pronoun "you"
Second Person
Third Person
First person
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What type of character changes in the story?
static
flat
dynamic
round
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What is it called when someone does/says the opposite of what is expected?
Irony
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
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What is the term for the time and place of a story?
climax
denouement
theme
setting
10
The perspective from which the story is told
First Person
Point of View
Characterization
Theme
11
What is the term for the tying up of loose ends? Hint: This happens after the turning point
theme
climax
falling action
resolution
12
What is the term for narration using I, me, my, and mine?
First-person point of view
Third-person point of view
Second-person point of view
13
What is the term for the turning point of a story?
conflict
inciting incident
climax
rising action
14
What is the term for a struggle between a character and outside force?
external conflict
man versus society
man versus nature
internal conflict
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What type of character is a simple character with little description?
Flat
Round
Dynamic
Static
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What type of character stays the same?
flat
round
static
dynamic
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What is the term for a complex character?
Dynamic
Simple
Round
Flat
18
Which perspective is from one character only and uses the pronouns he/she/they?
Third-person limited
Third-person omniscient
Third-person observer
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Which point of view is an all-knowing narrator who sees everything?
Third-person objective
Third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
20
Which character is the main character?
sidekick
foil
protagonist
antagonist
21
Which of these is NOT a type of conflict?
Man vs Self
Man vs Setting
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
22
A word or object that stands for a more complex idea
Setting
Irony
Imagery
Symbolism
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What is the big idea or insight into life?
exposition
resolution
denouement
theme
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What is the term for the introduction of the setting and main characters?
foreshadowing
exposition
resolution
inciting incident
