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Short Story Elements - 20 Questions
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5 Written Questions
The struggle with the outside world or forces
The action that leads up to the climax
All seeing all knowing perspective. Can hear private thoughts and events of characters within the story.
Giving human or life-like traits to an inanimate object.
The story told from an outside perspective. The story they tell is limited to what they see and hear. Does not use "I" .
5 Matching Questions
Setting
1st Person Narrator
Primary Character
Exposition
Simile
a
The time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs
b
The introduction to the story, characters, setting, and conflict
c
A story told from the main character's perspective. "I"
d
Comparing two objects to one another using the words like or as.
e
The central or main character of the story
5 Multiple Choice Questions
The most intense moment or turning point of the story
Theme
Simile
Climax
Plot
Not the main character of the story--the story may or may not exist without them
Internal Conflict
Primary Character
Secondary Character
Metaphor
A feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind--especially the predominating atmosphere or tone of a literary work.
Theme
Plot
Idiom
Mood
Comparing two objects to one another saying that one object is the other.
Mood
Setting
Metaphor
Idiom
A struggle or problem within the story
Climax
Plot
Setting
Conflict
5 True/False Question
Oxymoron
→ A contradiction of terms. Jumbo Shrimp!
True
False
Idiom
→ An exaggerated expression that is not easily translated--such as "Break a leg!!!"
True
False
Internal Conflict
→ The struggle with the outside world or forces
True
False
Falling Action
→ The action that leads up to the climax
True
False
Style/Tone
→ The author's words and the characteristic way that writer uses the language to achieve certain effects.
True
False
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