Elements of a Short Story

Elements of a Short Story

Character

A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

Multiple Choice

It is the character who learns something or undergoes some changes throughout the course of the story. Some stories depict the ________ as the hero of the story, while in other stories the protagonist is not considered a hero as he has done nothing heroic.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Flat Character

• Round Character

Multiple Choice

It has no concern for the well-being of the main character. The _______ may be a person, the nature, the society, or any intangible matter that contends with or creates a problem for the protagonist.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Flat Character

• Round Character

Multiple Choice

They usually play an important role in the story. They are written specifically so audiences can pay attention to them for a specific reason.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Round Character

• Flat Character

Multiple Choice

They are two-dimensional and lack nuance. Their purpose in a story is usually perfunctory.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Round Character

• Flat Character

Setting

The place (locale) and time (period) when the story happens is called the setting. The setting may be based on real place and real time or it may also be based on the author’s imagination. When analyzing the setting of the story, consider where the action is taking place.

Multiple Choice

THROUGH the open window the air-steeped outdoors passed into his room, quietly enveloping him, stealing into his very thought. Esperanza, Julia, the sorry mess he had made of life, the years to come even now beginning to weigh down, to crush–they lost concreteness, diffused into formless melancholy. Where is the setiing in the story?

• Outdoors

• Room

• House

• Dining