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Short Story Elements Review
Short Story Elements Review
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The story is told in third person, through the thoughts of one particular character. POV is...
Third person limited
Third person Omniscient
First person.
Second person.
2
Indirect characterization is when the author
tells
you about a character.
True
False
3
Point of view (POV) is...
how you see the world.
the storyteller's identity.
using I and You.
the narrator's perspective.
4
When the audience realizes/knows something that the characters in the story do not, we have
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
incredible irony
5
Which part of a short story introduces the characters and background information?
beginning
introduction
exposition
explanation
6
An unexpected twist in the plot at the end of the story is called a/an
irony
surprise ending
mood
foreshadowing
7
The action after the climax, leading to the resolution is called the...
denoument
falling action
rising action
exposition
8
Excitement readers feel as they become involved and eager to know the outcome is called...
surprise ending
theme
suspense
mood
9
Which literary term refers to hints or clues that suggest or prepares for future events?
flashback
irony
personification
foreshadowing
10
In ____________POV, the narrator know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
third person limited
third person omniscient
last person
first person
11
Which literary term refers to a physical or concrete object that represents an abstract idea?
paradox
realism
symbolism
sarcasm
12
The main idea in the work of literature is called the...
plot
theme
foreshadowing
setting
13
The four types of conflict include: Person vs.
person nature gods, and things
person, nature, self, and society
there are only three things
person, nature society, and gods.
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A round, static character is one who
we don't know a lot about, and doesn't change.
we don't know much about, who changes a lot.
we know a lot about, and changes.
we know a lot about, but doesn't change.
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A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens is called ...
irony
paradox
oxymoron
mood
16
The struggle between opposing forces is called...
mood
fiction
plot
conflict
17
The teller of the story is the ...
mood
point of view
narrator
tone
18
A writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later is called...
foreshadowing
a surprise ending
suspense
mood
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The moment when interest and intensity reach their peak; the highest point of action is called
rising action
climax
suspense
point of view
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The time and place of the action of the story is...
theme
conflict
foil
setting
