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Elements of Short Stories
Elements of Short Stories
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Short story and plot elements.
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1
Why wouldn't a murder mystery be written in 3rd person omniscient?
The reader would already know who committed the crime.
The story would be more exciting.
The reader wouldn't know how anyone felt.
2
The _______________ is the highest point of interest/action in the story.
conflict
climax
resolution
denuemont
3
Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict?
man vs. man
man vs. himself
man vs. society
man vs. God
4
What qualifies as DIRECT characterization?
An author writes how other people respond to a protagonist
A narrator is omniscient
A narrator tells the reader about a character explicitly
A narrator describes a character's actions
5
The outcome or _________________________ is the final event in the story.
introduction
resolution
climax
conflict
6
What perspective is this?
3rd person objective
2nd person
1st person
3rd person limited
7
What element does the following image represent?
plot
conflict
character
theme
8
What element does this image represent?
theme
setting
plot
conflict
9
The exposition of story plot includes material about all of the below except..
setting
situtation
conflict
characters
10
The protagonist is the __________________ character in the story.
helpful
bad
secondary
leading
11
The rising action is the build-up of events prior to the climax. It includes ______________.
suspense
talking
crying
explosions
12
What element does this image represent?
plot
setting
theme
character
13
The following image represents what?
conflict
theme
plot
story
14
What are the elements of EXPOSITION?
Setting, Plot
Setting, Characters, Inciting Incident
Climax, Denouement (Falling Action)
Setting, Time, Place
15
The setting of a short story is the time and ____________ in which the story takes place.
place
dimension
feeling
weather
16
The conflict is a _______________________ between two people or things in a short story.
boxing match
struggle
play
story
17
How many short story elements are there?
4
3
7
5
18
The theme is the central ____________________ in a short story.
idea
part
conflict
element
19
What elements does this image represent?
plot
theme
character
setting
20
Which of the following is NOT an example of indirect characterization?
How others respond to a character
What a character says
A narrator tells the reader
A character's actions
