Short Story Elements Quiz - EAGLES

the main character; the character who resolves the conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

the character/force/emotion that creates the conflict and opposes the protagonist

• protagonist

• antagonist

the time and place of a story

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• theme

the structure of a story or the sequence of events

• setting

• theme

• conflict

• plot

a struggle between opposing characters, forces or emotions

• conflict

• plot

• theme

• setting

How many types of conflict are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Choose ALL of the types of conflict below. (3)

• man vs. man

• man vs. woman

• man vs. self

• man vs. society

• man vs. movies

Choose ALL of the types of conflict below. (3)

• man vs. technology

• man vs. nature

• man vs. paper

• man vs. supernatural/unknown

• man vs. authority

the parts of a work of literature

• incident

• action

• resolution

• exposition

The exposition introduces these THREE things:

• characters

• setting

• falling action

• basic situation