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Short Story Writing Elements
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What term is used in 2nd Person Narration?
'They'
'He/She'
'You'
'I'
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How long is a Short Story?
17,000 - 40,000 words
3500-7500 words
40,000 + words
7500 - 17,000 words
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Who is the omniscient narrator?
The narrator of fairy-tales
The narrator who can swap between two perspectives
The all-knowing narrator
The narrator with only one perspective
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Which one is
NOT
an element of a short story?
Setting
Characters
None of the above
Conflict
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What does 'Showing the Scene' mean?
To describe the scene
To summarise what happened in the scene
To show a picture of the scene
To explore the scene
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What is the 'falling action' in a plot?
Scenes after the climax where pieces begin to fit together
The complications leading to the climax
The solution to the story
The main event in the story
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What comes after the exposition?
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
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What is an element of setting?
All of the above
Location
Weather
Time
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What is an antagonist?
The technical term for 'character'
The main character
The minor character
The character that works against the main character
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Which of the following is NOT a theme?
Love
Dragons
Friendship
Religion
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What are the two types of dialogue?
Basic and Detailed
Descriptive and Basic
Ping Pong and Detailed
Ping Pong and Descriptive
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What is NOT an example of a literary technique?
Protagonist
Irony
Personification
Allusion
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What is a disadvantage of an unreliable narrator?
Confuses the writer
The reader cannot trust everything that the narrator says
Powerful tool for the writer
Tells the truth only to the characters
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What is NOT an example of an external conflict?
Other People
Personal Thoughts
Society
Nature
