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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 narration using I, me, my, and mine?
Third-person point of view
First-person point of view
Second-person point of view
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What is the term for the outcome of the main conflict?
climax
exposition
resolution
falling action
3
What is the term for the use of hints to suggest what will happen later in a story?
exposition
foreshadowing
flashback
conflict
4
What is the account of an event that happened at an earlier point in the story?
climax
flashback
denouement
foreshadowing
5
What type of conflict is in a character's mind?
man versus society
internal
external
man versus nature
6
What is the term for the tying up of loose ends; happily ever after.
denouement
resolution
climax
theme
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Which perspective is from one character only?
Third-person limited
Third-person omniscient
Third-person observer
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What type of character is a simple character with little description?
Flat
Dynamic
Round
Static
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What is the term for the turning point of a story?
climax
inciting incident
conflict
rising action
10
What is the term for the time and place of a story?
climax
theme
denouement
setting
11
What is the term for the introduction of the setting and main characters?
foreshadowing
exposition
resolution
inciting incident
12
Which character is the main character?
protagonist
antagonist
foil
sidekick
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What is the term for a complex character?
Simple
Flat
Round
Dynamic
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What type of character changes in the story?
round
static
flat
dynamic
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What is the term for a struggle between a character and outside force?
external conflict
internal conflict
man versus nature
man versus society
16
Which narrator reports events like a journalist?
Third-person limited
Third-person objective
Third-person omniscient
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Which point of view is an all-knowing narrator who sees everything?
Third-person omniscient
Third-person limited
Third-person objective
18
Which character is in conflict with the main character?
confidante
antagonist
foil
protagonist
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What is the central message or insight into life?
resolution
denouement
exposition
theme
20
What type of character stays the same?
round
static
flat
dynamic
