Elements of a short story

The opposition of forces ties one incident to another and makes the plot move.

• Character

• Conflict

• Plot

• Setting

   It is the chain of events in a story. It is also called the story’s skeleton.

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

• Theme

What element of a short story does the statement describe?
The story of Orpheus took place in ancient Greece and the Underworld.

• Conflict

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

What element of a short story does the statement describe?
Orpheus, Eurydice, Zeus, and Hades are part of Greek mythology, while Romeo and Juliet belong to English Literature.

• Theme

• Point of view

• Character

• Plot

What element of a short story does the statement describe?
Love is stronger than death itself.

• Theme

• Point of view

• Plot

• Conflict

What element of a short story does the statement describe?
One of the characters tells the story.

• First person point of view

• Third person point of view

• Omniscient

They are persons or animals that take part in the action of a short story.

• Character

• Conflict

• Plot

• Setting

It is the time and location of the story.

• Point of view

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

It is the main idea, message, or moral that a story conveys to its readers.

• Point of view

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Self

Man vs. Society

• Point of view

• Conflict

• Theme

• Setting