Short Story Elements

Short Stories are a work of _________ that can be read in one sitting

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Genre

• An Author

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A Short story has ____ main elements

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The chain of events that take place in the story is the...

• Conflict

• Solution

• Plot

• Setting

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The plot is always built around the...

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The introduction to a story is called the ________.

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

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The highest point of tension in a storyline

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What is the plot of a story centered around?

• Characters

• Conflict

• Theme

• Point of view

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All of the following are types of conflict except....

• Man vs Parents

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

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In a story, the time and place is known as the....

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The perception about life or human nature that the writer wants to share with readers

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

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