Elements of a Short Story

What parts of the story lead up to the Climax?

What is the type of point of view in which the narrator knows everything about the characters?

What is Part C on this plot diagram?

What is the place or time in which the story happens?

What is part E on this plot diagram?

What is the way which readers get to know the characters?

What is the most exciting turn-of-events in a story?

What is part D on this plot diagram?

What is part B on this plot diagram?

What is the main point of a short story, also known as the moral or lesson of the story?

What is the way in which the narrator tells a story?

Plot is made up of how many parts?

What part of the story introduces characters and setting?

What is the type of point of view in which the narrator includes the reader?

What is ending of the story where all issues are solved?

What is part A on this plot diagram?

What drives the plot and causes everything to happen in a story?

Who are the people, animals, or objects who do things in the story?

What is the type of point of view in which the the narrator only knows actions of characters?

What is the type of point of view in which the narrator includes himself in the story?

What is the order of events of the story?

What events come after the climax and lead to the end of the story?