Short Stories Literary Elements Review

A _______________________________ is a BRIEF work of FICTION-you can read it in one sitting that focuses on ONE or TWO CHARACTERS and has ONE SINGLE PROBLEM that is solved in the end.

• novel

• book

• short story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The TIME (when it happens) and the PLACE (where it happens) that a story happens

• Setting

• Conflict

• Man vs. Man

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The ____________________ the story is told from refers to who is telling the story.

• Rising Action

• Point of View

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This point of view is when the author is telling the story and uses pronouns such as "I", "me", "my", "us", "we"

• third person

• omniscient

• first person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

This point of view is when someone else tells the story and uses pronouns such as: he, she, they, them.

• first

• third

• omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main character in a story

• antagonist

• protagonist

• bad guy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The person or force that goes against the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• villain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A struggle between opposing forces

• conflict

• setting

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Man vs. Himself is an example of what kind of conflict?

• internal

• external

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Man vs. Man is an example of what type of conflict?

• internal

• external

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3