Short Story Elements

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What is the conflict of a story?

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The main problem the character encounters.

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What is setting?

Back

The time and place where a story occurs.

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When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view.

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1st person.

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An example of setting is:

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A big castle with magical house objects.

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What is rising action?

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Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

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What is climax in a story?

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The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

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What is falling action?

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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What is resolution?

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The conclusion of the story where conflicts are resolved.

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What is a character?

Back

A person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What is theme?

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The central idea or belief in a short story.