Elements of a Short Story

What is setting?

• The place something happens

• When something happens

• The time and place something happens

The protagonist is...

• The good guy

• The character that causes the main character to struggle

• The Secondary Character

The main character is...

• The person in the story that the story revolves around

• The less important character

• The character that is best friends with the protagonist

The sequence of events that happens in the story (all the action that happens) is known as the...

• Theme

• Conflict

• Plot

The introduction to the story that includes the setting, introduces characters, and sets the tone for the story is called the...

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

The events that happen before the climax are a part of the...

• Falling Action

• Theme

• Rising Action

The turning point in the story where all of the action changes the story is called the...

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

Events that happen after the climax are a part of the...

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Rising Action

The point at which the main conflict is resolved is called the...

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

The struggle or problem in a story is called the...

• Motive

• Conflict

• Theme