Notes on the Short Story

Which of the following authors is NOT known for establishing the form of the short story?

• Edgar Allen Poe
• Washington Irving
• William Shakespeare
• Nathanial Hawthorne

A short story usually has one or two main _______. 

• characters
• pages
• conflicts
• genres

A short story usually has one main plot, theme, and....

• setting
• dominant mood or effect
• both answers

A short story is usually less than ___ pages in length.

• 10
• 5
• 100
• 1 billion

The people in the story:

• characters
• setting
• plot
• theme

a chief character who is striving toward some goal:

• protagonist
• antagonist
• hero
• tragedy

an opposing force that prevents problems for the protagonist:

• protagonist
• devil
• jerk
• antagonist

gives background, the time of the story, the place, and the conditions under which the story happens

• setting
• plot
• theme
• topic

what happens in a story:

• plot
• theme
• format
• diary

the high point or turning point:

• climax
• conflict
• plot
• good part