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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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What is the term for the introduction of the setting and main characters?
exposition
climax
foreshadowing
resolution
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What is the term for the outcome of the main conflict?
rising action
climax
resolution
exposition
3
What is the term for narration using the pronouns "I, me, my, and mine"?
Third-person point of view
Second-person point of view
First-person point of view
4
What is the term for the time and place of a story?
setting
theme
climax
characterization
5
What is the account of an event that happened at an earlier point in the story?
exposition
flashback
climax
foreshadowing
6
What is the term for the turning point of a story?
rising action
climax
exciting incident
conflict
7
What type of conflict is in a character's mind?
external
internal
man versus society
man versus nature
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What is the term for a struggle between a character and outside force?
man versus society
external conflict
man versus nature
internal conflict
9
What is the central message or insight into life?
resolution
exposition
theme
point of view
10
What is the term for the tying up of loose ends; "the happily ever after" part?
resolution
theme
genre
climax
11
The characters of a story should be human beings only.
True
False
12
What is the term for the use of hints to suggest what will happen later in a story?
foreshadowing
conflict
exposition
flashback
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What is the term for the events/action of the story?
genre
theme
characters
plot
14
Which character is the main character?
foil
protagonist
sidekick
antagonist
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Which character is in conflict with the main character?
foil
antagonist
protagonist
confidante
