Short Story Elements

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What is the conflict of a story?

Back

The main problem the character encounters.

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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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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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What is conflict?

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A struggle between two forces.

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What does first person refer to in a story?

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Telling the story from the 'I' point of view.

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What is the climax of a story?

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

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What is the resolution in a story?

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story takes place.

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What is a protagonist?

Back

The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.

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What is an antagonist?

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A character or force that opposes the protagonist.