AFTER TWENTY YEARS_SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

“Experience is a great teacher.” This is a ......

• conflict

• theme

• resolution

• main idea

. “It was a cold winter’s night.” This is ....

• setting

• topic

• location

• rising action

“Jake couldn’t hold on to the rocky ledge any longer. He started to fall.” This is ...

• plot

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

What is a character’s motivation?

• the way a character looks in certain situations

• the reasons a character acts in certain ways

• what a character says about another character

• the point at which a character solves a problem

Honesty and fairness might illustrate which element of a short story?

• character traits

• the theme

• the setting

• the exposition

What is a universal theme?

• a message about friendship

• a message about the author’s life

• a message about life that many cultures express

• a message to the world that the author expresses

Which short story element names the problem that one or more characters face?

• resolution

• exposition

• theme

• conflict

What is the climax of a short story?

• the point at which the main character appears

• the point at which the setting is introduced

• the turning point or moment of greatest tension

• the moment when the problem is solved

The part of a short story in which the main character and setting are introduced is called the...

• resolution

• exposition

• motivation

• theme

Which statement is always true of a universal theme?

• It involves friendship

• It is directly stated by the author.

• It is directly stated by one of the characters

• It has to do with values shared by most people and cultures