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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 a struggle between a character and outside force?
man versus society
external conflict
internal conflict
man versus nature
2
What is the term for the tying up of loose ends; happily ever after.
resolution
denouement
theme
climax
3
Which perspective is from an outsider who only knows one character's thoughts/feelings?
Third-person observer
Third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
4
What type of conflict is in a character's mind?
internal
man versus nature
man versus society
external
5
What is the term for the time and place of a story?
theme
setting
falling action
climax
6
Which of the following is an example of a
simile
?
The assignment was a breeze.
My brother was boiling mad.
Her cheeks are red like a rose.
He is as funny as a monkey.
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What is the central message or insight into life?
denouement
resolution
theme
exposition
8
What is the term for narration using I, me, my, and mine?
First-person point of view
Third-person point of view
Second-person point of view
9
What is the term for the beginning of the story?
inciting incident
introduction
foreshadowing
resolution
10
What type of character is a simple character with little description?
Dynamic
Static
Flat
Round
11
Which one is an
onomatopoeia
?
belch!
ding!
ribbit!
splash!
12
Which point of view is an all-knowing narrator who sees everything?
Third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
Third-person objective
13
What is the term for the turning point/most exciting part of a story?
climax
conflict
triggering incident
rising action
14
What is the term for the use of hints to suggest what will happen later in a story?
foreshadowing
conflict
flashback
exposition
15
What is the account of an event that happened at an earlier point in the story?
denouement
flashback
climax
foreshadowing
16
What is the term for the outcome of the main conflict?
falling action
resolution
exposition
climax
17
Which character is the main character?
sidekick
antagonist
foil
protagonist
18
What is the term for a complex character?
Flat
Dynamic
Round
Simple
19
Which character is in conflict with the main character?
antagonist
foil
confidante
protagonist
20
Which is an example of
personification
?
Crying is medicine for an upset soul.
The diamond sparkled like the sun on the ocean's surface.
The wind whispered through dry grass.
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
