Short story

Question 1

what are some characteristics of a short story

Answer 1

They are short
concise
usually tries to leave a single impression
usually about personal experiences

Question 2

short stories usually have four main things that they consist of what are they

Answer 2

dramatic conflict
foreshadowing
repetition
suspense

Question 3

what is a dramatic conflict in a short story

Answer 3

It is usually the basis of the story.

they are problems that may or may not be overcome in the climax

Question 4

when the author has left clues through the story what is it called

Answer 4

foreshadowing

Question 5

why is repetition used in a short story

Answer 5

to help drive a point

Question 6

why is suspense used in short stories

Answer 6

which draws readers to the story

Question 7

what is there plot

Answer 7

is the action that takes place in a story. It is a series of connected happenings and their result. In order to have a result, we have a initial event or conflict.

Question 8

what is a exposition

Answer 8

it outlines the background information the reader must know to order the follow the events of the story

Question 9

In the exposition their is the Antecedent action what does it mean

Answer 9

actions which occur prior tot the opening story

Question 10

why is the time important in the Exposition

Answer 10

because it tells the time period of the story

Question 11

why is it important to know the atmosphere of the story

Answer 11

so it sets the mood of the story

Question 12

The place in a short story can be ______ or _______

Answer 12

fanciful or realistic

Question 13

what is the initial incident

Answer 13

the first major conflict the main character encounter

Question 14

what is one reason the initial incident is important

Answer 14

if the incident had not happened the story would have not taken place

Question 15

what is the rising action

Answer 15

series of events arising from the initial incident

Question 16

what does the rising action consist of

Answer 16

• Includes the development of the conflict
• major events that are taking place
• the characters fully develop

Question 17

what is the climax

Answer 17

the point of the highest interest

Question 18

what does the climax consist of

Answer 18

• is the highest point of suspense
• ## the exiting point of the story

Question 19

what are some points of there falling action

Answer 19

other minor conflicts can be solved

may occur very rapidly unlike rising action

Question 20

what are some points of the resolution

Answer 20

• the author ties up the loose ends
• the end of the story
• everything is finished unless a cliffhanger

Question 21

what is there setting

Answer 21

the background against which the incidents of there story take place

Question 22

what does the setting include

Answer 22

place, time, social conditions under which the story moves along.

Question 23

what are some examples of time in a short story

Answer 23

year, season, century, days

Question 24

what are some examples of place in a short story

Answer 24

town, city, description

Question 25

setting can be ______ or ______

Answer 25

universal or essential

Question 26

what is a universal setting

Answer 26

it can take place anywhere

Question 27

what is a essential setting

Answer 27

has a very important location

Question 28

the characters in a story must seem like

Answer 28

living and feeling individuals on order for us to feel strongly about them

Question 29

what is a protagonist

Answer 29

the main character in the story | and the conflict surrounds them

Question 30

what is the antagonist

Answer 30

the bad guy of the story | not necessarily a person

Question 31

- Actions or thoughts of a character - Conversations the characters engage in - Conversations of the other characters about a third character - authors own opinion WHAT DOES THIS REPRESENT?

Answer 31

the four methods of presenting a character

Question 32

what is a point of view

Answer 32

the position from which a person looks at a situation

Question 33

to determine the point of view you must ask

Answer 33

- who tells the story | how much does he or she know

Question 34

what is the Third person omniscient

Answer 34

is the point of view where there narrator knows all thoughts, actions, and feelings of all the characters.

Question 35

what is the point of view first person

Answer 35

it is the author participant. The author may be the main character or could be a secondary character telling their own story using “I” or “we”

Question 36

what is the point of view third person

Answer 36

is told about the character but the author has no idea what the characters are thinking or feeling.

Question 37

what is the point of view Second person

Answer 37

is used to address the audience in technical writing, advertising, songs, and speeches.

Question 38

how do you know if the second person is talking

Answer 38

if they use pronouns you, your, and yours.

Question 39

what is the theme

Answer 39

the underlying message of the story

Question 40

what is the conflict

Answer 40

A struggle between two opposing forces

Question 41

what are the five types of conflict

Answer 41

``` Man vs Man Man vs. Environment Man vs. Society Man vs Himself Man vs Supernatural ```

Question 42

types of endings

Answer 42

Happy endings Cliffhanger Surprise ending Unhappy ending