Elements of the Short Story

The man was strolling through town, waving and smiling at people like he always did. Example of

This may influence characters' names, dialect or words, clothing, and events.

The people or animals in a short story are...

What do you call a struggle between opposing forces?

What do you call the main message or central insight of a short story?

A conflict that involves that character struggling with him/herself is called...

A man is struggling to stay alive in the dessert. This is an example of...

The main character in a story is called the _________.

Events that lead to a story's resolution are called...

The time, place and circumstances of the story's actions.

Made up of events that increase tension and build to the climax.

The character that opposes the main character in a story is called the...

A brief fictional narrative that can be read in one sitting.

A conflict that takes place in the mind of a character is...

Setting can create an atmosphere or ________ in a story.

Introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation of a story.

Mary snuck out the back door hoping to go unnoticed. The reader my infer...

If a character doesn't change throughout the story he is...

"Truth is always the best policy" would be an example of ...

A character that changes during a story is ...

Ana was strikingly beautiful. This is an example of an author using...

Usually a story's conflict is settled in the...

This is the most exciting or intense part of the story.