Test: Elements of a Short Story - 20 Questions

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  1. Characterization
  2. Personification
  3. Style
  4. Metaphor
  5. Plot
  1. a Implied comparison of two unlike things
  2. b Giving an idea or nonhuman thing human characteristics
  3. c The language that makes writing unique
  4. d The method of showing what a character is like
  5. e Action of the story; a series of events

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
  2. Use of hints of clues about future events in the plot
  3. The feeling the reader gets from the story
  4. Author uses a comparison to something old and culturally known
  5. Exaggeration as a comparison which can be funny

5 True/False Question

  1. Satire → Ridiculating or making fun of a situation of a person

          

  2. Point of View → The struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

          

  3. Resolution → When the conflict is resolved and the action is brought to a close

          

  4. Dialogue → The conversation between two characters

          

  5. Tone → The author's message, general truth, universal truth, or deep meaning

          

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