Elements of a Short Story

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

sequent of incidents or events the story is composed of

Question 2

Exposition

Answer 2

The part of the story that provides background information which the reader must be
aware of if he/she is going to understand the story.
setting, character, mood, prior knowledge

Question 3

Initial Incident

Answer 3

the first conflict of the story, sets the motion

Question 4

rising action

Answer 4

events that take place between the initial incident and climax

Question 5

suspense

Answer 5

feeling of uncertainty that is created about the outcome of the story

Question 6

climax

Answer 6

major conflict is to be solve, highest action point and creates suspense

Question 7

falling action

Answer 7

all events of the story after the climax, conflicts being solved

Question 8

resolution

Answer 8

final even, conflict is resolved

Question 9

denouement

Answer 9

final revelation, explanation , not all stories have this

Question 10

verisimilitude

Answer 10

using real events and dates in the story

Question 11

point of view

Answer 11

perspective the story is told through

Question 12

first person observer

Answer 12

narrator is telling the story and is not physically in action

Question 13

first person participant

Answer 13

narrator is a character in the story

Question 14

third person participant

Answer 14

narrator can see into mind and thoughts of one character but not a character in the story

Question 15

third person omniscient

Answer 15

the narrator can see into minds of all characters and is not a character in the story

Question 16

direct character

Answer 16

author tells character to reader directly, statements about thee character.
specifics about their personality and looks

Question 17

in direct character

Answer 17

learn about character, how the character acts, talks, responds

Question 18

flat character

Answer 18

a character that we know relatively little about

Question 19

round character

Answer 19

a character with a variety of traits that make them believable
know a good amount about that character

Question 20

static character

Answer 20

a character that does not change throughout the story, can be round or flat

Question 21

dynamic character

Answer 21

round character who undergo permanent change to personality or appearance throughout the story

Question 22

stock or stereotype character

Answer 22

character follows a stereotype in popular literature genes

Question 23

external conflict

Answer 23

conflict between the protagonist and someone or something in their environment. the antagonist may be a person, society, animal
physical, emotional, psychological conflicts

Question 24

internal conflicts

Answer 24

conflicts occurs within the mind of the protagonist, thoughts or emotion comflicts

Question 25

theme

Answer 25

central insight about the story, meaning of thee story

Question 26

irony

Answer 26

appearance and reality
words that they seem to say vs what they really mean

Question 27

verbal irony

Answer 27

contrast between what is said and what is meant
sarcasm

Question 28

dramatic irony

Answer 28

what character thinks to be true and what readers know is true

Question 29

situational irony

Answer 29

between what happens and what was expected

Question 30

flashbacks

Answer 30

interruption flow in the story to portray incidents that occurred in the past

Question 31

foreshadowing

Answer 31

techniques in which the author hints or clues what is about to happen

Question 32

mood

Answer 32

overall feeling created by the authoe

Question 33

tone

Answer 33

the author’s attitude

Question 34

atmosphere

Answer 34

the feeling created by the setting

Question 35

symbolism

Answer 35

object/symbol that represents another thing

Question 36

imagy

Answer 36

description and figurative language to enable the reader to visualize

Question 37

simile

Answer 37

uses like or as

Question 38

metaphor

Answer 38

comparison of unlike things without using like or as or than

Question 39

allusion

Answer 39

reference to something within the text, make connections