Elements of a Short Story

Elements of a Short Story

By Joyce Lackey

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What is the theme in a short story? More than one answer is correct.

• The central idea of a work of literature

• It is found throughout the story

• The author's purpose

• The deeper meaning of the story

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What was the theme in the short story "The Treasure of Lemmon Brown?"

• You should value and respect your parents or elders

• A treasure can be valuable to the owner and not because of its money value

• If you want a reward you must earn it - playing basketball and grades

• Be careful where you put things that you value

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Can a theme be a life lesson learned, or a moral value ?

• no

• maybe

• depends on the author's purpose

• yes

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Select all the examples of themes used in stories.

• forgiveness

• respect

• instructions

• love

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What are the types of conflict found in a story?

• man vs man

• man vs self

• man vs woman

• man vs nature

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What is conflict?

• different opinions

• a struggle between opposing forces

• choices that characters must make

• struggle for peace

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What is resolution?

• given statements

• end of the story where loose ends are tied up

• a summary

• a product used to make cleaning materials

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What is plot?

• sequence of events in a story

• the direction or tone of a story

• the main idea

• the theme

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What is the setting of a story?

• introduction of the characters

• the time and place a story takes place

• The time and place of a story

• the big picture of a story

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What is the climax of a story? There is more than one correct answer.

• the turning point in the story

• it is also known as the introduction

• it is found at the end of the story

• The most exciting moment of the story

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Define character in a story? There are more than one correct answer.

• a person in a story

• a person with obvious traits

• the person telling the story

• it can be animals, supernatural or imaginative things or creatures, objects

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implied

• a tool used to help readers understand the theme of a story

• an application of words

• something that is suggested but not directly expressed

• descriptive terms

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What does inference mean?

• a conclusion reached on the basis or evidence and reasoning

• use of additional resources to gain understanding

• the index of a book

• it is used in fiction writing to identify the main character of a story

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analyze

• to explain

• To examine carefully; study closely

• a skill developed when reading nonfiction work

• it relates to the setting in a story

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infer

• to make predictions

• to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

• also know as "blind guessing"

• it is often used to help students when writing

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direct

• implied

• to analyze

• to infer

• straight forward

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static character

• To not change form the beginning of the story to the end

• a change of attitude in the main character

• a character that is difficult to understand or relate to

• a character that has a charged or electrical perosnality

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dynamic character

• A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

• a character with major anger issues or resolves conflict with violence

• explosive action in a story

• refers to the one main character of a story

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antagonist

• the main character of the story

• the hero of the story

• a character of force in conflict with the main character

• the character who tries to make peace

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protagonist

• Main character, usually the good guy that is dealing with the conflict

• the villain in the story

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fiction

• truthful

• a story that is factual or really happened

• A story that is not true or is made up

• honest

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nonfiction

• prose writing that is based on facts, real events,, and real people , such as biography or history

• prose writing that has a factual base but is mostly made up or not real

• prose writing that that uses symbolism to express the main ideas

• prose writing that requires imagination and creative ideas from the author

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short story

• a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel

• a detailed fractural story about history

• stories that are written for younger audiences

• a vert complex plot that requires many chapters

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narritive

• a style of writing that includes a detailed conservations

• a nonfiction article that gives detailed information

• essay writing

• The telling of a story or an account of and event or series of events

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indirect characterization

• when the author states the characterization of their characters

• When the character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others

• term used for the main character of a story

• An example of a static character

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rising action

• Events leading up to the climax

• the resolution

• the climax

• the plot or theme of a story

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foreshowing/ prediction

There is more than one correct answer

• the use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur in a literary work

• predictions that the reader makes while reading a story

• guessing what will happen next in a story

• the climax of a story