5 Elements of a Short Story

What is the first stage of plot development in a short story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Resolution

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Which type of conflict involves a character struggling with an emotion or characteristic inside their own mind?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Himself

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Who is usually the central character in a story, often considered the 'good guy'?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Minor Character

• Narrator

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What is the term for the high point of the story where the action will take a new direction?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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Which point of view involves the narrator knowing the thoughts and feelings of all the characters?

• First Person Narrative

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

• Second Person Narrative

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What is the term for giving clues in the story to what will happen next?

• Irony

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

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What type of irony occurs when the reader knows something a character does not?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Sarcasm

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What is the message or lesson of the story called?

• Plot

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

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Which stage of plot development involves conflicts beginning to be solved?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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What is the term for apprehension about what is going to happen next in a story?

• Irony

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Climax

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