Short Story Literary Elements

A person or entity who takes part in the action of the story or other

literary work.

• narrator

• character

• exposition

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

This is the struggle between two people or things in a short story

• climax

• theme

• conlict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

These are series of events in the story which have a causal relationship with each

other.

• character

• setting

• plot

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?

• Setting

• Plot

• Location

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of the following is NOT an element of a story?

• Explanation

• Setting

• Conflict

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the organized pattern or sequence of events in a story?

• Plot

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When is the conflict introduced in a story?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When is the conflict solved in a story?

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Anti-conflict

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8