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Elements of a short story
Elements of a short story
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review elements of a short story, characterization, plot
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What do you call a struggle between opposing forces?
exposition
plot
conflict
climax
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May influence characters' names, dialect or words, clothing, and events.
characters
plot
conflict
setting
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The main character in a story is called the ______.
antagonist
character trait
flat character
protagonist
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Made up of events that increase tension and build to the climax.
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
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Setting can create an atmosphere or ______ in a story.
theme
plot
mood
resolution
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A brief fictional narrative that can be read in one sitting.
autobiography
short story
poem
novel
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This is the most exciting or intense part of the story.
rising action
climax
exposition
falling action
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Fred is brave. That is an example of an author using ?
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
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"It is always better to tell the truth!" would be an example of a ?
short story
theme
exposition
conflict
10
The people or animals in a short story are ?
characters
plot
setting
theme
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Introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation of a story.
conflict
exposition
falling action
climax
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A conflict that takes place in the mind of a character is ?
external
internal
dynamic
static
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Sue snuck in the back door, hoping to go unnoticed. The reader may infer?
Joanne was brave.
Joanne was hoping to see her friends.
Joanne was not suppose to be out.
Joanne was loud.
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What means the same thing as the character's actions?
internal conflict
character's motives
resolution
character traits
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The art of creating and developing a character is _________________.
theme
plot
characterization
characters
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What do you call the central insight or message of a short story?
theme
conflict
plot
exposition
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The time and place of the story's action?
conflict
setting
plot
rising action
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The character that opposes the main character in a story is called the ?
protagonist
conflict
antagonist
dynamic character
