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

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

• climax

• theme

• conlict

• setting

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

other.

• character

• setting

• plot

• conflict

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

• Setting

• Plot

• Location

• Exposition

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

• Explanation

• Setting

• Conflict

• Resolution

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

• Plot

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Setting

When is the conflict introduced in a story?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Conflict

When is the conflict solved in a story?

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Anti-conflict

• Exposition

Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society