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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?
inciting incident
resolution
foreshadowing
exposition
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The perspective from which the story is told
Point of View
First Person
Characterization
Theme
3
What is it called when someone does/says the opposite of what is expected?
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
4
Which of these is NOT a type of conflict?
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
Man vs Setting
5
Which point of view is an all-knowing narrator who sees everything?
Third-person limited
Third-person objective
Third-person omniscient
6
What is the term for the use of hints to suggest what will happen later in a story?
conflict
flashback
foreshadowing
exposition
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Point of view that puts the reader in the action, uses the pronoun "you"
Third Person
First person
Second Person
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What is the term for the tying up of loose ends (the story begins to end)? Hint: This happens after the turning point
climax
resolution
theme
falling action
9
What type of conflict is in a character's mind?
internal
man versus nature
man versus society
external
10
Which perspective is from one character only and uses the pronouns he/she/they?
Third-person observer
Third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
11
A word or object that stands for a more complex idea
Setting
Imagery
Irony
Symbolism
12
What is the term for the turning point of a story?
climax
rising action
conflict
inciting incident
13
When an author creates vivid, believable characters
Setting
Symbolism
Protagonist
Characterization
14
Which character is the main character?
protagonist
antagonist
foil
sidekick
15
What is the term for narration using I, me, my, and mine?
First-person point of view
Second-person point of view
Third-person point of view
16
What is the term for a struggle between a character and outside force?
man versus self
external conflict
man versus nature
internal conflict
17
What is the big idea or insight into life?
denouement
exposition
theme
resolution
18
What is the term for the time and place of a story?
theme
climax
setting
denouement
19
What is the term for the outcome of the main conflict? AKA the end
resolution
exposition
falling action
climax
20
Which character is in conflict with the main character?
confidante
protagonist
foil
antagonist
